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Ex-confederate officer Clay Fletcher jumps at the chance to reunite with his once lady-friend, Susan Jeffers, when his father, Judge Fletcher, sends him on an errand to El Paso, Texas to get the signature of Susan's father, Judge Jeffers, on a legal document. Once there he finds the judge has become a drunk and a laughing stock, doing the bidding of local magnate Bert Donner and his running dog, Sheriff La Farge. Just as Clay starts straightening out the town's problems, events occur which force him to abandon the legal system and instead adopt the murderous tactics of a vigilante.
Theatrical
Mar 22, 1949
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Cast
Full credits →J
John Payne
Clay Fletcher
G
Gail Russell
Susan Jeffers
S
Sterling Hayden
Bert Donner
G
George 'Gabby' Hayes
Pesky Tees
D
Dick Foran
Sheriff La Farge
E
Eduardo Noriega
Don Nacho Vázquez
H
Henry Hull
Henry Jeffers
M
Mary Beth Hughes
Stagecoach Nellie
H
H.B. Warner
Judge Fletcher
R
Robert Ellis
Jack Elkins
C
Catherine Craig
Mrs. Elkins
A
Arthur Space
John Elkins
S
Steven Geray
Mexican Joe
I
Irving Bacon
Stage Passenger (uncredited)
A
Argentina Brunetti
Don Nacho's Woman (uncredited)
J
Jack Perrin
Barfly (uncredited)
D
Denver Pyle
Vigilante (uncredited)
D
Dan White
Henchman (uncredited)
J
John Bose
Townsman (uncredited)
N
Nacho Galindo
