Star in the Dust

Star in the Dust

80 mins | Western | June 13, 1956

The sheriff of Gunlock is planning to hang Sam Hall, who shot three farmers found on cattle land, at sundown. At the casino, betting is 8 to 3 he won't make it. The cattlemen are set to rescue Sam; the farmers hope to lynch him before he can be rescued; and Hall schemes for escape with his girl Nellie. But Sheriff Jorden is most concerned with finding out who hired Hall: a leading suspect is the sheriff's future brother-in-law.

Star in the Dust

80 mins | Western | June 13, 1956

Star in the Dust
The sheriff of Gunlock is planning to hang Sam Hall, who shot three farmers found on cattle land, at sundown. At the casino, betting is 8 to 3 he won't make it. The cattlemen are set to rescue Sam; the farmers hope to lynch him before he can be rescued; and Hall schemes for escape with his girl Nellie. But Sheriff Jorden is most concerned with finding out who hired Hall: a leading suspect is the sheriff's future brother-in-law.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers Universal International Pictures
Original title Star in the Dust
Directors Frank Shaw, Charles F. Haas
Writers Lee Leighton, Oscar Brodney

Cast

John Agar

as Sheriff Bill Jorden

Mamie Van Doren

as Ellen Ballard

Richard Boone

as Sam Hall

Coleen Gray

as Nellie Mason

Leif Erickson

as George Ballard

James Gleason

as Orval Jones

Randy Stuart

as Nan Hogan

Terry Gilkyson

as The Music Man

Paul Fix

as Mike MacNamara

Harry Morgan

as Lew Hogan

Stuart Randall

as Jess Ryman

Robert Osterloh

as Rigdon

Stanley Andrews

as Ben Smith

John Daheim

as Jiggs Larribee

Stafford Repp

as Leo Roos

Lewis Martin

as Pastor Harris

Renny McEvoy

as Timothy Brown

Jess Kirkpatrick

as Ed Pardee

James Parnell

as Marv Tremain

Anthony Jochim

as Doc Quinn

Clint Eastwood

as Tom - Ranch Hand (uncredited)