

The story of a man apart... who brought faith to a youth, love to a woman, justice to a land!
An ex-convict drifter and his flawed young partner are made sheriff and deputy of a Western town.
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Character
Earnest, grave, classical in form and meticulous.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- rawmeticulous
- sparerichly built
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Cast
- James CagneyMatt Dow
- Viveca LindforsHelga Swenson
- John DerekDavey Bishop
- Jean HersholtMr. Swenson
- Grant WithersGentry
- Jack LambertLarsen
- Ernest BorgnineMorgan
- Ray TealSheriff
- Irving BaconScotty
- Trevor BardettePaulsen
Crew
- Nicholas RayDirector
- Winston MillerScreenplay
- Daniel L. FappDirector of Photography
- Howard JacksonOriginal Music Composer
- Howard A. SmithEditor
- William C. ThomasProducer
- William H. PineProducer
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