Gun for a Coward (1956)
SAGA OF WESTERN GUN-JUSTICE!
A young cowboy, whose dedication to the principles of peace and reason has earned him a reputation for cowardice, overcomes his psychological aversion to violence after his elder brother unjustly censures him for not joining in a foolhardy gunfight in which their youngest brother is killed.
- Date of release
- 1956-12-30
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (15)
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- Western
- Director
- Abner Biberman
Casting
- Fred MacMurray — Will Keough
- Jeffrey Hunter — Bless Keough
- Janice Rule — Aud Niven
- Chill Wills — Loving
- Dean Stockwell — Hade (Harry) Keough
- Josephine Hutchinson — Madame Keough
- Betty Lynn — Claire
- Iron Eyes Cody — Chief
- Robert F. Hoy — Danny
- Jane Howard — Marie
- Marjorie Stapp — Rose
- John Larch — Stringer
Interesting facts
Gun for a Coward is a 1957 American CinemaScope Western film directed by Abner Biberman and starring Fred MacMurray, Jeffrey Hunter and Janice Rule. The film also stars Josephine Hutchinson as MacMurray's mother, despite being less than five years his senior.
Production
It was one of several films where Jeffrey Hunter was in support of an older male hero.
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