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

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 25 min.
Directed By: Felix E. Feist
Genres: Western, Action & Adventure

In Theaters: Jan 31, 1953 Wide

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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Routine Western elevated by the presence of Randolph Scott.

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Cast

            Randolph Scott as Maj. Callicut

            Patrice Wymore as Lora Roberts

            Dick Wesson as "Monk"

            Philip Carey as Capt. Roy Giles

            Lina Romay as Chona Degnon

            Roy Roberts as Mark Sheldon

            Morris Ankrum as Bram Creegan

            Katherine Warren as Phoebe Sheldon

            Douglas Fowley as Buckley

            Clancy Cooper as "Kansas" Collins

            Robert Cabal as Joaquin Murietta

            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
            
            Alan Hale Jr. as Olof

            Jack Parker
            
            James Warner Bellah
            
            Edward Colmans
            
            James Brown (II)
            
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