The Vanishing Westerner

The Vanishing Westerner

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1950 · 60 min · ★ 5.5 · Western

Posing as wanted men, Chris and Waldorf get hired by Sanderson. He sends them to kill the Sheriff but puts blanks in their guns. When they arrive someone else shoots the Sheriff and Chris is blamed and jailed. The Sheriff's brother then incites the mob to hang Chris.

Directed by Philip Ford · Written by Robert Creighton Williams

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