Guns of a Stranger

Guns of a Stranger

He rode in alone–a silent stranger–until the day his blazing guns did the talking!

G 1973 · 91 min · ★ 5.3 · Music, Western

Forced to kill a young Abilene gunman in the line of duty, Sheriff Matthew Roberts, torn by anguish takes off his badge and leaves Kansas. Roberts becomes known as 'The Drifter', wandering restlessly through the west. In Arizona, he aids elderly rancher, Tom Duncan, Tom's granddaughter, Virginia and kid-brother Danny in their fight to save their small ranch from a crooked banker and his gang of outlaws.

Directed by Robert Hinkle · Written by Charles W. Aldridge

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