Invitation to a Gunfighter

Invitation to a Gunfighter

He Kills By Invitation

NR 1964 · 92 min · ★ 5.9 · Western

In New Mexico, a Confederate veteran returns home to find his fiancée married to a Union soldier, his Yankee neighbors rallied against him and his property sold by the local banker who then hires a gunman to kill him.

Directed by Richard Wilson · Written by Richard Wilson

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