Star in the Dust

Star in the Dust (1956)

THE STORY OF THE MOST DESPERATE GAMBLE THE WEST HAS EVER KNOWN!

The sheriff of Gunlock is planning to hang Sam Hall, who shot three farmers found on cattle land, at sundown. At the casino, betting is 8 to 3 he won't make it. The cattlemen are set to rescue Sam; the farmers hope to lynch him before he can be rescued; and Hall schemes for escape with his girl Nellie. But Sheriff Jorden is most concerned with finding out who hired Hall: a leading suspect is the sheriff's future brother-in-law.

Date of release
1956-06-13
TMDB
5.1 / 10 (23)
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Western
Director
Charles F. Haas

Casting

Interesting facts

Star in the Dust is a 1956 American Technicolor Western film directed by Charles F. Haas and starring John Agar, Mamie Van Doren and Richard Boone. It was based on the 1953 Lee Leighton novel Law Man.

Production

One of the movie's scenes features Coleen Gray and Randy Stuart fighting for possession of incriminating letters hidden in a suitcase. The actresses invited their husbands to watch the scene's filming, which lasted over 50 seconds and included both women punching and wrestling each other.

The film included an early appearance of Clint Eastwood, who played a very small uncredited role as a ranch hand.

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