
Confederate veteran Jeff Waring arrives in Independence, Missouri shortly after the Civil War, intending never again to use a gun. He finds that rancher Artemus Taylor and his henchmen are forcing out the settlers in order to claim their land for the incoming railroad.
Cast

John Ireland
Jefferson Waring

Wayne Morris
Marshal John Harding

Lawrence Tierney
Sam Tobin

Dorothy Malone
Cathy Sharpe

Lon Chaney Jr.
Artemus Taylor

Myrna Dell
Norah Taylor

Frank Marlowe
Peter Sharpe
William Holmes
'Ding' Bell

Jack Elam
Cree

Ward Wood
Henchman #2

Charles Trowbridge
Justin Stone

Norman Leavitt
Deputy Yale

Stuart Randall
Slocum

George Lynn
Guthrie
Gordon Wynn
John Quigley
Gabriel Conrad
Kramer

Eddie Parks
Funeral Franklin
Bob Broder
Tommy Lloyd
Crew
Rod Amateau
Director, Screenplay

Tom Gries
Screenplay

Joseph F. Biroc
Director of Photography
Richard Dixon
Assistant Director
Jack Broder
Executive Producer
Larry Finley
Producer
Herman Cohen
Associate Producer
Anna Malin
Hairstylist
Webster C. Phillips
Makeup Artist
Victor B. Appel
Sound
Lee Zavitz
Special Effects
Albert Glasser
Original Music Composer
Edward G. Boyle
Set Decoration
Frank Paul Sylos
Art Direction
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