Day of the Badman
HE TURNED KILLER...for one day!
1958 · 81 min · ★ 6.9 · Western
Judge Jim Scott must contend with the vicious relatives of a murderer he's about to sentence...and his unfaithful fiancee.
Directed by Harry Keller · Written by Lawrence Roman
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Fred MacMurray Judge Jim Scott -
Joan Weldon Myra Owens -
John Ericson Sheriff Barney Wiley -
Robert Middleton Charlie Hayes -
Marie Windsor Cora Johnson -
Edgar Buchanan Sam Wyckoff -
Eduard Franz Andrew Owens -
Skip Homeier Howard Hayes -
Peggy Converse Mrs. Quary -
Robert Foulk Silas Mordigan -
Ann Doran Martha Mordigan -
Lee Van Cleef Jake Hayes
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