The Stranger Wore a Gun

The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953)

THE SCREEN'S GREATEST OUTDOOR STAR

Having been a spy for Quantrill's raiders during the Civil War, Jeff Travis thinking himself a wanted man, flees to Prescott Arizona where he runs into Jules Mourret who knows of his past. He takes a job on the stage line that Mourret is trying to steal gold from. When Mourret's men kill a friend of his he sets out to get Mourret and his men. When his plan to have another gang get Mourret fails, he has to go after them himself.

Date of release
1953-07-30
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (33)
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
Western
Director
André de Toth

Casting

Interesting facts

The Stranger Wore a Gun is a 1953 American Western film directed by Andre de Toth and starring Randolph Scott and Claire Trevor. Based on the short story "Yankee Gold" by John W. Cunningham, the film is about an ex-spy for Quantrill's Raiders and Confederate soldier who moves to Arizona to join a gold robbery but reconsiders and decides to change his life. The film is one of the first 3-D western movies; it earned an estimated $1.6 million at the North American box office in 1953.

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