Nevada

Nevada

NR 1927 · 68 min · ★ 6.7 · Western

A once notorious gunfighter takes a respectable job on a ranch. "Nevada" is charged with protecting the ranch owner's pretty daughter, arousing the enmity of ranch foreman Clan Dillon, who is in love with the girl. The villainous foreman leaks a rumor of his rival's dark past to the sheriff, and the former outlaw is soon on the run again.

Directed by John Waters · Written by Gordon Rigby

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