Year: 1956
Runtime: 80 mins
Language: English
Director: Charles F. Haas
Sheriff Jorden of Gunlock sets a sundown hanging for Sam Hall, who shot three cattle‑land farmers. The casino odds are 8‑to‑3 that Hall won’t survive. Cattlemen plan a rescue, while farmers aim to lynch him before help arrives. Hall schemes an escape with his lover Nellie, and Jorden seeks the mastermind, suspecting his future brother‑in‑law.
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