The Hangman

The Hangman

He was a U.S. Marshal but the name they called him was ... The Hangman.

1959•1h 27m•6.4/10

Western

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.4/10(37)

A marshal nicknamed "The Hangman" because of his track record in hunting down and capturing wanted criminals traces a robbery suspect to a small town. However, the man is known and liked in the town, and the citizens band together to try to help him avoid capture.

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Production

Paramount Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor

Mackenzie Bovard

Tina Louise

Tina Louise

Selah Jennison

Fess Parker

Fess Parker

Sheriff Buck Weston

Jack Lord

Jack Lord

Johnny Bishop

Gene Evans

Gene Evans

"Big Murph" Murphy

Mickey Shaughnessy

Mickey Shaughnessy

Al Cruse

Shirley Harmer

Shirley Harmer

Kitty Bishop

James Westerfield

James Westerfield

Herb Loftus

Mabel Albertson

Mabel Albertson

Amy Hopkins

Jose Gonzales-Gonzales

Jose Gonzales-Gonzales

Pedro Alonso

Betty Lynn

Betty Lynn

Molly

Lorne Greene

Lorne Greene

Clem J. Cummings

Richard Collier

Richard Collier

Hotel Desk Clerk

Regis Toomey

Regis Toomey

Soldier at Fort

Dorothy Crehan

Wife(uncredited)

Joseph Hamilton

Joseph Hamilton

Husband(uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

Stuart Holmes

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Nolan Leary

Nolan Leary

Husband (uncredited)

Nelson Leigh

Nelson Leigh

Col. Hammond (uncredited)

Frank Richards

Frank Richards

Zimmerman (uncredited)

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