Sierra Stranger(1957)
LYNCH-HOT TOWN...GUN-CRAZY KID...And a Stranger Battling Both - for the Woman He Loves!
A prospector becomes a small town outcast after he rescues a man about to be lynched.
Movie: Sierra Stranger
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jess Collins
Meg Anderson
Bert Gaines
Sheriff
Lem Gotch
Barfly Dan
Sonny Grover
Tom Simmons
Ruth Gaines
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A prospector becomes a small town outcast after he rescues a man about to be lynched.
Release Date
1957-05-01
Average
5
Rating:
2.5 startsTagline
LYNCH-HOT TOWN...GUN-CRAZY KID...And a Stranger Battling Both - for the Woman He Loves!
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