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Plot

Jim Killian (Glenn Ford) is a reformed gunslinger who takes a job as a local preacher in Vinagaroon, Arizona. He arrives during a time of conflict between shepherds and cattlemen who are engaged in a bloody range war. When Coke Beck (David Carradine) hangs a local Indian, the victim's daughter Leloopa (Barbara Hershey) enlists the help of Killian. He tries to mediate the conflict in a meeting between the rival factions, but a member of the congregation exposes him as an ex-convict. He also enlists the help of the heart-of-gold saloon-operator Madge (Carolyn Jones). Killian and the townsfolk, women included, organize a march to the watering hole -- the center of the controversy. The cattlemen approach and draw their guns in what could be a potentially violent confrontation.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Action,Westerns
Run Time:
101min.
Director(s):
Lee H. Katzin
Starring:
Glenn Ford , Carolyn Jones , Barbara Hershey , John Anderson , David Carradine
Themes:
Going Straight,Sheriffs and Outlaws
Tone:
Gritty,Tense
Keywords:
Native-American,aristocracy,bad-guy,bad-guy-turns-good,battle [war],bishop,cattle,cattlemen,church,danger,ex-convict,expose [revelation],father,feud,good-guy,gunfighter,identity,lynching,pacifism,peace,secret-identity,sheepmen,solidarity,solution,town,townspeople,tycoon,violence,weapons