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Man of the West

IN THE ROLE THAT FITS HIM LIKE A GUN FITS A HOLSTER! GARY COOPER as the MAN OF THE WEST

Oct 1, 1958 1h 40mWestern
6.6IMDb
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Heading east to Fort Worth to hire a schoolteacher for his frontier town home, Link Jones is stranded with singer Billie Ellis and gambler Sam Beasley when their train is held up.For shelter, Jones leads them to his nearby former home, where he was brought up an outlaw.

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Anthony Mann
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Heading east to Fort Worth to hire a schoolteacher for his frontier town home, Link Jones is stranded with singer Billie Ellis and gambler Sam Beasley when their train is held up. For shelter, Jones leads them to his nearby former home, where he was brought up an outlaw. Finding the gang still living in the shack, Jones pretends to be ready to return to a life crime.

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Release date
Oct 1, 1958
Runtime
1h 40m
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Language
English
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