Sierra Stranger

Sierra Stranger

★ 5.0IMDb Score
Released:1957-05-01
Genre:Western
Duration:74 min
Director:Lee Sholem
Actors:Howard Duff, Gloria McGehee, Dick Foran, John Hoyt, Barton MacLane
Production:Columbia Pictures, Acireman Productions

Overview:

A prospector becomes a small town outcast after he rescues a man about to be lynched.

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