Hangman's Knot (1952)
In 1865, a troop of Confederate soldiers led by Major Matt Stewart attack the wagon of gold escorted by Union cavalry and the soldiers are killed. The only wounded survivor tells that the war ended one month ago, and the group decides to take the gold and meet their liaison that knew that the war ended but did not inform the troop. The harsh Rolph Bainter kills the greedy man and the soldiers flee in his wagon driven by Major Stewart. When they meet a posse chasing them, Stewart gives wrong information to misguide the group; however, they have an accident with the wagon and lose the horses. They decide to stop a stagecoach and force the driver to transport them, but the posse returns and they are trapped in the station with the passenger. They realize that the men are not deputies and have no intention to bring them to justice but take the stolen gold.
Director: Roy Huggins
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Randolph Scott as Major Matt Stewart |
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Donna Reed as Molly Hull |
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Claude Jarman Jr. as Jamie Groves |
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Frank Faylen as Cass Browne |
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Glenn Langan as Capt. Petersen |
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Richard Denning as Lee Kemper |
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Lee Marvin as Rolph Bainter |
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Jeanette Nolan as Mrs. Margaret Harris |
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Clem Bevans as Plunkett, the Station agent |
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Ray Teal as Quincey |
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Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Smitty |
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Monte Blue as Maxwell |
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John Call as Egan Walsh |
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Edward Earle as Union Captain |
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Frank Hagney as Drifter |
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Reed Howes as Hank Fletcher |
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Post Park as Stage Driver |
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Frank Yaconelli as Drifter |
| Directing | Roy Huggins | Director |
| Art | George Brooks | Art Direction |
| Art | Frank Tuttle | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Yakima Canutt | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Jack Corrick | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Frank Goodwin | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | Mischa Bakaleinikoff | Music Director |
| Camera | Francis Cugat | Other |
| Writing | Roy Huggins | Writer |
| Production | Herbert Stewart | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Harry Joe Brown | Producer |
| Production | Randolph Scott | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Gene Havlick | Editor |
| Camera | Charles Lawton Jr. | Director of Photography |
