The Man Behind The Gun

The Man Behind The Gun

An Easy-Going Gent with Deadly Guns...and a Reputation to Match!

NR 1953 · 82 min · ★ 6.0 · Western

This 1952 western stars Randolph Scott as an army investigator who poses as a schoolteacher while working undercover to expose a group of secessionists. Also starring Patrice Wymore, Roy Roberts, Alan Hale Jr., Lina Romay, Morris Ankrum, Dick Wesson and Philip Carey.

Directed by Felix E. Feist · Written by Robert Buckner

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