Gun for a Coward

Gun for a Coward

88 mins | Western | Dec. 30, 1956

A young cowboy, whose dedication to the principles of peace and reason has earned him a reputation for cowardice, overcomes his psychological aversion to violence after his elder brother unjustly censures him for not joining in a foolhardy gunfight in which their youngest brother is killed.

Gun for a Coward

88 mins | Western | Dec. 30, 1956

Gun for a Coward
A young cowboy, whose dedication to the principles of peace and reason has earned him a reputation for cowardice, overcomes his psychological aversion to violence after his elder brother unjustly censures him for not joining in a foolhardy gunfight in which their youngest brother is killed.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers Universal International Pictures
Original title Gun for a Coward
Directors Abner Biberman, William Holland
Writers R. Wright Campbell

Cast

Fred MacMurray

as Will Keough

Jeffrey Hunter

as Bless Keough

Janice Rule

as Aud Niven

Chill Wills

as Loving

Dean Stockwell

as Hade (Harry) Keough

Josephine Hutchinson

as Mrs. Keough

Betty Lynn

as Claire

Iron Eyes Cody

as Chief

Robert F. Hoy

as Danny (as Robert Hoy)

Jane Howard

as Marie

Marjorie Stapp

as Rose

John Larch

as Stringer

Paul Birch

as Andy Niven

Bob Steele

as Durkee

Frances Morris

as Mrs. Anderson

Chuck Hayward

as Nester (uncredited)