THE STRANGER WORE A GUN
DIRECTED BY ANDRE DE TOTH
PRODUCED BY RANDOLPH SCOTT/HARRY JOE BROWN
A SCOTT-BROWN PRODUCTION
COLUMBIA PICTURES CORPORATION
INFORMATION FROM IMDb
Plot Summary
Having been a spy for Quantrill's raiders during the Civil War,
Jeff Travis thinking himself a wanted man, flees to Prescott Arizona
where he runs into Jules Mourret who knows of his past.
He takes a job on the stage line that Mourret is trying to steal gold from.
When Mourret's men kill a friend of his he sets out to get Mourret and his men.
When his plan to have another gang get Mourret fails, he has to go after them himself.
Written by Maurice VanAuken
Cast
Randolph Scott ... Jeff Travis
Claire Trevor ... Josie Sullivan
Joan Weldon Joan Weldon ...
Shelby Conroy
George Macready ... Jules Mourret
Alfonso Bedoya ... Degas
Lee Marvin ... Dan Kurth
Ernest Borgnine ... Bull Slager
Pierre Watkin ... Jason Conroy
Joseph Vitale ... Shorty
Clem Bevans ... Jim Martin
and many more...
Directed
André De Toth ... (as Andre De Toth)
Writing Credits
Kenneth Gamet ... (screenplay)
John W. Cunningham ... (based upon"Yankee Gold" by) (as John M. Cunningham)
Produced
Harry Joe Brown ... producer
Randolph Scott ... associate producer
Music
Mischa Bakaleinikoff ... (uncredited)
Cinematography
Lester White ... director of photography (as Lester H. White
Trivia
Originally photographed in 3-D, but often only exhibited in flat prints after its initial first and second run engagements.
In a separately filmed trailer, Randolph Scott talks to the audience about the film and about Three Dimension.
Goofs
Anachronisms
When Travis arrives in Prescott, power lines are visible in the background.
Quote
Shelby Conroy: This town is a disgrace to everyone in it.
Filming Locations
Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA
Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
Whitney Portal, Lone Pine, California, USA
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