The Stranger Wore a Gun

The Stranger Wore a Gun

THE SCREEN'S GREATEST OUTDOOR STAR

NR 1953 · 82 min · ★ 5.5 · Western

Having been a spy for Quantrill's raiders during the Civil War, Jeff Travis thinking himself a wanted man, flees to Prescott Arizona where he runs into Jules Mourret who knows of his past. He takes a job on the stage line that Mourret is trying to steal gold from. When Mourret's men kill a friend of his he sets out to get Mourret and his men. When his plan to have another gang get Mourret fails, he has to go after them himself.

Directed by André de Toth · Written by Kenneth Gamet

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