The Man Behind the Gun (1952)
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Man Behind the Gun is a standard-issue Randolph Scott western elevated by good performances and exciting action sequences. Scott plays Callicut, newly arrived in the bustling mid-19th century metropolis of Los Angeles. Outwardly just another soldier of fortune, Callicut is actually an undercover… More Man Behind the Gun is a standard-issue Randolph Scott western elevated by good performances and exciting action sequences. Scott plays Callicut, newly arrived in the bustling mid-19th century metropolis of Los Angeles. Outwardly just another soldier of fortune, Callicut is actually an undercover agent for the government, sent to LA to investigate a covert organization that hopes to make Southern California a separate state. When he finds the time, he romances schoolteacher Lora Roberts (Patrice Wymore), whose life he'd previously saved during a stagecoach holdup. Callicut's rival for Lora's attentions is Roy Giles (Philip Carey), a hotheaded Army captain who may be in on the secessionist movement. Once Callicut finds out who's behind the movement, all hell breaks loose. Robert Cabal makes a brief appearance in Man Behind the Gun as a supposedly harmless Latino who turns out to be firebrand desperado Joaquin Murietta. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Felix E. Feist
- Genres
- Western, Action & Adventure
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 31, 1953 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Routine Western elevated by the presence of Randolph Scott.
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Cast
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Randolph Scott
as Maj. Callicut
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Patrice Wymore
as Lora Roberts
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Dick Wesson
as "Monk"
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Philip Carey
as Capt. Roy Giles
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Lina Romay
as Chona Degnon
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Roy Roberts
as Mark Sheldon
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Morris Ankrum
as Bram Creegan
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Katherine Warren
as Phoebe Sheldon
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Douglas Fowley
as Buckley
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Clancy Cooper
as "Kansas" Collins
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Robert Cabal
as Joaquin Murietta
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Anthony Caruso
as Vic Sutro
- Herbert Deans
- Terry Frost
- Edward Hearn
- Charles Horvath
- Reed Howes
- Rex Lease
- John Logan
- Rory Mallinson
- Lee Morgan
- Alberto Morin
- Vicki Raaf
- Ray Spiker
- Billy Vincent
- James Brown
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Alan Hale Jr.
as Olof
- Jack Parker
- James Warner Bellah
- Edward Colmans
- James Brown (II)
