The Stranger Wore a Gun is a 1953 Technicolor Western film directed by Andre DeToth and starring Randolph Scott and Claire Trevor. Based on the short story "Yankee Gold" by John W. Cunningham, the film is about a former spy who moves to Arizona to join a gold robbery, but reconsiders and decides to change his life. The film is one of the first 3-D western movies; it earned an estimated $1.6 million at the North American box office in 1953. The supporting cast features Joan Weldon, George Macready, Alfonso Bedoya, Lee Marvin and Ernest Borgnine.
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Plot
Jeff Travis (Randolph Scott), a former spy for Quantrill's Raiders, rides to Arizona to start a new life. Finding that his reputation has preceded him, crooked Jules Mourret (George Macready) hires him to monitor a series of gold shipments, in preparation for a major robbery. Travis falls in love with Shelby Conroy (Joan Weldon), daughter of freight-line operator Jason Conroy (Pierre Watkin), and decides to turn honest.
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Cast
- Randolph Scott as Jeff Travis
- Claire Trevor as Josie Sullivan
- Joan Weldon as Shelby Conroy
- George Macready as Jules Mourret
- Alfonso Bedoya as Degas
- Lee Marvin as Dan Kurth
- Ernest Borgnine as Bull Slager
- Pierre Watkin as Jason Conroy
- Joseph Vitale as Shorty
- Clem Bevans as Jim Martin
References
External links
- The Stranger Wore a Gun on IMDb
- The Stranger Wore a Gun at the TCM Movie Database
- The Stranger Wore a Gun at AllMovie
- The Stranger Wore a Gun at the American Film Institute Catalog
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