7.7
Duck, You Sucker
1971
“He was a U.S. Marshal but the name they called him was ... The Hangman.”
The Hangman (1959)
June 17, 19591h 27mEN
6.4
37 votes
Overview
A marshal nicknamed "The Hangman" because of his track record in hunting down and capturing wanted criminals traces a robbery suspect to a small town. However, the man is known and liked in the town, and the citizens band together to try to help him avoid capture.
Director
Michael CurtizWriters
Where to Watch
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
$1.0M
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
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User Reviews
John Chard
7.0Marshal Mac Bovard - The Hangman. The Hangman is directed by Michael Curtiz and written by Dudley Nichols and Luke Short. It stars Robert Taylor, Tina Louise, Fess Parker and Jack Lord. Music is by Harry Sukman and cinematography by Loyal Griggs. Marshal Bovard (Taylor) arrives in town to identify and arrest the last of four outlaws who robbed a Wells Fargo stage. Unfortunately for Bovard, the man he seeks is very popular with everyone in town and nobody is keen to help the Marshal do his job. It is thought, and on reflection it seems likely, that The Hangman is a caustic jab at grass…
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Wuchak
7.0_**Town-bound B&W Western with Robert Taylor and Ginger**_ An uncompromising marshal known as ‘the Hangman’ (Robert Taylor) rides into a town to apprehend a suspect (Jack Lord), but needs a witness to identify him and so enlists a struggling young woman (Tina Louise). Fess Parker plays the sheriff of the town. While "The Hangman" (1959) is a town-bound Western and hindered by the flat B&W photography, the story is good, which is the most important part. You get to know the characters and the film leaves you with a good feeling. Tina Louise was only 23 during shooting (almost 24) and…
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CinemaSerf
7.0“Bovard” (Robert Taylor) is a marshal with a reputation for always getting his man dangling on the end of a rope. His arrival in this small town, though, presents him with rather an unique problem: “Johnny” (Jack Lord) is the man he is trying to track down, but he doesn’t know him nor than he quite possibly had nothing at all to do with the robbery for which he is to hang, So, even with an offer of $500 for information on his identity, “Johnny” isn’t going to be readily surrendered by his fellow townsfolk. Working together with the local sheriff (Fess Parker) he clearly has his work cut out fo…
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