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Name: Stranger on Horseback
Genre: Western
Released: 1955-03-22
Duration: 66 min

Release, runtime and language: 1955 · 66 mins · English
Directed by: Jacques Tourneur
Starring: Joel McCrea, John Carradine, Kevin McCarthy, Roy Roberts, John McIntire, Emile Meyer

When a mysterious rider arrives in a frontier town, he brings a deadly challenge that the West will not soon forget. A circuit judge is determined to bring the alleged murderer to justice, but his pursuit pits him against the killer’s powerful cattle‑baron father, sparking a tense showdown.

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