In the Arizona Territory of the 1880s, struggling rancher Dan Evans and his two sons witness a gang led by notorious outlaw Ben Wade rob a stagecoach. When the stagecoach driver manages to overpower one of the robbers, Wade calmly shoots both men dead. On the way to Mexico, the robbers stop at a saloon in Bisbee for drinks. Evans alerts the town marshal of the robbery and the murders. A posse is assembled and Wade instructs his men to ride across the border to safety until he can rejoin them, while the posse heads back toward the stage. The posse meets up with Dan and the stagecoach company's owner, Mr. Butterfield, who accompany the lawmen as they head to the saloon. Charlie Prince, Wade's second in charge, returns to Bisbee to see what is holding up Wade just before the posse arrives back in town. Evans distracts Wade, allowing the marshal to come up behind Wade and arrest him. Prince is shot in the hand, but escapes on his horse to retrieve the rest of the gang.
MPAA Rating: | NR |
Genre: | Drama, Thriller, Western |
Country: | United States |
Produced By: | David Heilweil |
Directed By: | Delmer Daves |
Written By: | Elmore Leonard, Halsted Welles |
Cast: | William Dyer Jr., Felicia Farr, Bill Hale, Woody Chambliss, Guy Teague, Leora Dana, Boyd Stockman, Sheridan Comerate, Jerry Oddo, Robert Ellenstein, William Rhinehart, Van Heflin, Frank Hagney, Robert 'Buzz' Henry, Robert Emhardt, Erwin Neal, Jimmie Booth, Tex Holden, John L. Cason, Guy Wilkerson, Danny Borzage, Dorothy Adams, Glenn Ford, Ford Rainey, Jerry Hartleben, Richard Devon, George Mitchell, Henry Jones, Richard Jaeckel, Barry Curtis, Joe Haworth |
In Theaters: | Jul 01, 1957 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 32 minutes |
Production: | Columbia Pictures |
Box Office: | $4,033,000 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |