

The read
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 98% of the 174 1950s western movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
The fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Metacritic94/100
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
216 audience votes
Key crew
- Henry KingDirector
- William BowersScreenplay
- William SellersScreenplay
- Alfred NewmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Gregory PeckJimmy Ringo
- Helen WestcottPeggy Walsh
- Millard MitchellMarshal Mark Strett
- Jean ParkerMolly
- Karl MaldenMac
- Skip HomeierHunt Bromley
- Anthony RossDeputy Charlie Norris
- Verna FeltonMrs. August Pennyfeather
- Ellen CorbyMrs. Devlin
- Richard JaeckelEddie
- Victor AdamsonTownsman at Funeral (uncredited)
- Murray AlperTownsman at Funeral (uncredited)
Stills
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Themes
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