The Hard Man

The Hard Man

5.2IMDb Score
Released:1957-12-01
Genre:Western
Duration:80 min
Director:George Sherman
Actors:Guy Madison, Valerie French, Lorne Greene, Barry Atwater, Robert Burton
Production:Romson Productions, Columbia Pictures
Keywords:texas ranger

Overview:

A Texas Ranger turns deputy sheriff; a woman wants him to kill her cattle-baron husband.

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