

Man of the West
1958-10-01 · 100 min · ★ 6.6
Heading east to Fort Worth to hire a schoolteacher for his frontier town home, Link Jones is stranded with singer Billie Ellis and gambler Sam Beasley when their train is held up. For shelter, Jones leads them to his nearby former home, where he was brought up an outlaw. Finding the gang still living in the shack, Jones pretends to be ready to return to a life crime.
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- Directors
- Anthony Mann
- Production companies
- Ashton Productions, Walter Mirisch Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Gary CooperLink Jones
Julie LondonBillie Ellis
Lee J. CobbDock Tobin
Arthur O'ConnellSam Beasley
Jack LordCoaley
John DehnerClaude Tobin
Royal DanoTrout
Robert J. WilkePonch
Dick ElliottWillie (uncredited)
Frank FergusonCrosscut Marshal (uncredited)
Herman HackTrain Passenger (uncredited)
Signe HackTrain Passenger (uncredited)
Tom LondonTom (uncredited)
Emory ParnellHenry (uncredited)
Chuck RobersonRifleman-Guard on Train (uncredited)
Guy WilkersonConductor (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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