The Quiet Gun

Jan 1 1957 Passed 1h 17m
Western

A mild mannered sheriff must fight both a hired gun and local anti-Indian bigotry in a small frontier town.

Plot

Hired gun Doug Sadler rides into a small Western town and immediately provokes the local sheriff, Carl Brandon, by tormenting a simpleminded local named Sampson. Brandon is further provoked by a visit from city attorney Hardy, who announces that the town council is charging local rancher Ralph Carpenter with violations of morality for living with an Indian girl. Brandon, who is in love with Carpenter's estranged wife Teresa, realizes that there is something sinister behind both these events, but he is unsuccessful in preventing calamity from erupting. Eventually he must stand against his entire town in order to protect it and the law he represents.

Written by

Lauran Paine, Eric Norden, Earle Lyon

Directed by

William F. Claxton

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Regal Films

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
411
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA