THE MAN BEHIND THE GUN
DIRECTED BY FELIX E. FEIST
MUSIC BY DAVID BUTTOLPH
WARNER BROS.
INFORMATION FROM IMDb
Plot Summary
Posing as a schoolteacher, undercover government agent Ransome Callicut
arrives in 1850's California to gather intelligence about an insurrectionist plot
to have the southern part of the state secede to become a slave state.
When he discovers a hidden cache of weapons, he reveals his true identity
and assumes command of the local army post.
Aided by sidekicks Monk Walker and Olaf Swenson he battles political assassination
and other intrigues to unmask the ringleader of the plot and keep the Golden State in the Union.
Written by Gabe Taverney
Cast
Randolph Scott ... Major Ransome Callicut
Patrice Wymore ... Lora Roberts
Dick Wesson ... Sgt. 'Monk' Walker
Philip Carey ... Capt. Roy Giles
Lina Romay ... Chona Degnon
Roy Roberts ... Sen. Mark Sheldon
Morris Ankrum ... Bram Creegan
Katherine Warren ... Phoebe Sheldon (as Katharine Warren)
Alan Hale Jr. ... Cpl. Olaf Swenson
Douglas Fowley ... Buckley
Anthony Caruso ... Vic Sutro (as Tony Caruso)
Clancy Cooper ... 'Kansas' Collins
Robert Cabal ... Joaquin Murietta
Cliff Lyons ... Henchman Tex (uncredited)
and many more...
Directed
Felix E. Feist ... (as Felix Feist)
Writing Credits
John Twist ... (screenplay)
Robert Buckner ... (story)
Produced
Robert Sisk ... producer
Music
David Buttolph
Cinematography
Bert Glennon ... director of photography
Goofs
Anachronisms
The film is set in 1850s. Most, if not all, of the firearms employed
in the film post-date the American Civil War (1861-1865).
Examples include Colt Single-Action Army revolvers and
various lever-action rifles that first appear in the 1870s.
Filming Location
Bell Ranch, Santa Susana, California, USA