Directed by:
Jack ArnoldScreenplay:
Gene L. CoonCinematography:
Harold LipsteinCast:
Audie Murphy, Charles Drake, Joan Evans, Virginia Grey, R.G. Armstrong, Warren Stevens, Whit Bissell, Willis Bouchey, Jerry Paris, John Alexander, Bob Steele (more)Plots(1)
The townfolk of a tranquil hamlet out west get a shock when notorious hired gun Murphy blows into town without warning. When they are unable to discern the identity of what they assume is his intended hit, their hysteria alone nearly destroys the community. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Audie Murphy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/431/431599_d160e1.jpg)
Audie Murphy
USA
Best movies:
Showdown (1963)
Ride Clear of Diablo (1954)
Apache Rifles (1964)
![Charles Drake](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/046/576/46576469_0836f6.jpg)
Charles Drake
USA
Best movies:
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
Conflict (1945)
Showdown (1963)
![Joan Evans](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/569/161569755_7eafff.jpg)
Joan Evans
USA
Best movies:
No Name on the Bullet (1959)
![Virginia Grey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505180_500edb.jpg)
Virginia Grey
USA
Best movies:
Airport (1970)
Test Pilot (1938)
The Rose Tattoo (1955)
![R.G. Armstrong](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272193_ae1543.jpg)
R.G. Armstrong
USA
Best movies:
Le Prédateur (1987)
El Dorado (1966)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
![Warren Stevens](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/712/158712204_f3f268.jpg)
Warren Stevens
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Man from Bitter Ridge (1955)
Forbidden Planet (1956)
![Whit Bissell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/046/576/46576503_d682ec.jpg)
Whit Bissell
USA
Best movies:
Les Sept Mercenaires (1960)
The Defiant Ones (1958)
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
![Willis Bouchey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/354/158354674_4229af.jpg)
Willis Bouchey
USA
Best movies:
From Here to Eternity (1953)
The Big Heat (1953)
Support Your Local Sheriff! (1968)
![Jerry Paris](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272377_59e926.jpg)
Jerry Paris
USA
Best movies:
Marty (1955)
Battleground (1949)
No Name on the Bullet (1959)
John Alexander
USA
Best movies:
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Winchester '73 (1950)
Mr. Skeffington (1944)
![Bob Steele](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/143/058/143058613_b453fa.jpg)
Bob Steele
USA
Best movies:
Of Mice and Men (1939)
The Longest Day (1962)
The Big Sleep (1946)
![Karl Swenson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/798/161798609_44754f.jpg)
Karl Swenson
USA
Best movies:
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
The Birds (1963)
Vanishing Point (1971)
![Charles Cane](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000162_65fe1a.jpg)
Charles Cane
USA
Best movies:
The Killing (1956)
In a Lonely Place (1950)
The Big Heat (1953)
![Guy Wilkerson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/445/159445223_9c6cc9.jpg)
Guy Wilkerson
USA
Best movies:
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
![William Mims](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/482/159482891_5ac39f.gif)
William Mims
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
Al Haskell
USA
Best movies:
Lust for Life (1956)
The Proud Ones (1956)
Showdown (1963)
![Hank Patterson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/929/159929284_6e2460.gif)
Hank Patterson
USA
Best movies:
Ride Clear of Diablo (1954)
Julie (1956)
The Gunfighter (1950)
![Simon Scott](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/961/159961472_01b0a3.jpg)
Simon Scott
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Compulsion (1959)
The Honeymoon Machine (1961)
![Charles Watts](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/157/160157319_67c04b.jpg)
Charles Watts
USA
Best movies:
Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
Storm Warning (1951)
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
![Herman Hack](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/935/159935045_203895.jpg)
Herman Hack
Best movies:
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
The Defiant Ones (1958)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)