The Hired Gun

The Hired Gun

1961 · 60 min · ★ 9.0 · Western

Gunman Don Borisenko is hired by the townsfolk to mete out justice to a cruel land baron. Instead, Borisenko gets romantically involved with Tass Tory, the wife of a local farmer. When the smoke clears, the gunman has killed the rancher, and the farmer has killed the gunman.

Directed by Lindsay Shonteff · Written by Lindsay Shonteff

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