The Man Behind the Gun
Released: January 31, 1953Runtime: 82 min
This 1952 western stars Randolph Scott as an army investigator who poses as a schoolteacher while working undercover to expose a group of secessionists. Also starring Patrice Wymore, Roy Roberts, Alan Hale Jr., Lina Romay, Morris Ankrum, Dick Wesson and Philip Carey.
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Randolph Scott
as Major Ransome Callicut
Patrice Wymore
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Dick Wesson
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Douglas Fowley
as Buckley
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