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Star in the Dust is a 1956 American Technicolor Western film directed by Charles F. Haas and starring John Agar, Mamie Van Doren and Richard Boone. It was based on the 1953 Lee Leighton novel Law Man. In the town of Gunlock, sheriff Bill Jorden is due to hang Sam Hall for cattle-stealing.
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In the late 1800s in the western town of Gunlock, Sheriff Bill Jordan tries to live up to the legacy of his father, tough lawman Tom Jordan, while remaining fully within the limits of the law. One day, gunslinger Sam Hall, who has murdered three farmers, is scheduled to be hanged at sundown.
- Charles Haas, Frank Shaw
- John Agar
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.
Jul 1, 2015 · Star in the Dust (1956) John Agar plays Bill Jordan, sheriff of Gunlock, and he’s in a heap of trouble. He has Sam Hall (Richard Boone), a gunman accused of three murders, in his jail, scheduled for hanging at sundown.
Jul 23, 2017 · Star in the Dust (Universal, 1956) Richard Boone awaits the rope. in Fort Apache in 1948, with his wife Shirley Temple, and returned in She Wore a Yellow Ribbon the year after. So it was a five-star Western debut.
1956 1h 20m Western List Reviews 40% Audience Score 50+ Ratings The sheriff's (John Agar) caught between farmers and cattlemen who disagree about hanging a gunman (Richard Boone).
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