Day of the Badman

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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