Good Day for a Hanging
“HANGING'S TOO GOOD FOR A RAT LIKE THIS!”
Synopsis
When the local sheriff is killed after a bank robbery, ex-lawman Ben Cutler collars the apparent killer, Eddie Campbell. Because of his background as a local youth who spent time living with the Cutlers, Eddie gets the benefit of the doubt from Ben's daughter and his wife-to-be. Ben is firm in his belief that Eddie is guilty, and as the matter is debated in a divisive court battle, it will soon become clear whether he's right.
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Edited by Jerome ThomsShot by Henry Freulich
Also known as
- Der Henker wartet schonde
- Un buen día para una ejecuciónes
- Terre de violencefr
- Domani m'impiccherannoit
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19 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Fred Macmurray
as Ben Cutler
Margaret Hayes
as Ruth Granger
Robert Vaughn
as Eddie Campbell
Joan Blackman
as Laurie Cutler
Robert Vaughn Nm0001816
as Eddie Campbell
James Drury
as Paul Ridgely
Wendell Holmes
as Tallant Joslin
Edmon Ryan
as William Selby
Stacy Harris
as Coley
Kathryn Card
as Molly Cain
Emile Meyer
as Marshal Hiram Cain
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