Gun for a Coward
6.1
“SAGA OF WESTERN GUN-JUSTICE!”
A young cowboy, whose dedication to the principles of peace and reason has earned him a reputation for cowardice, overcomes his psychological aversion to violence after his elder brother unjustly censures him for not joining in a foolhardy gunfight in which their youngest brother is killed.
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Cast
16 people
Fred MacMurray
Will Keough
Known for
Double Indemnity
The Apartment
Jeffrey Hunter
Bless Keough
Known for
The Searchers
King of Kings
Janice Rule
Aud Niven
Known for
3 Women
The Swimmer
Chill Wills
Loving
Known for
Giant
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Dean Stockwell
Hade (Harry) Keough
Known for
Quantum Leap
The Langoliers
Josephine Hutchinson
Madame Keough
Known for
North by Northwest
Son of Frankenstein
Betty Lynn
Claire
Known for
The Andy Griffith Show
Cheaper by the Dozen
Iron Eyes Cody
Chief
Known for
Ernest Goes to Camp
A Man Called Horse
Robert F. Hoy
Danny
Known for
The Enforcer
Operation Petticoat
Jane Howard
Marie
Known for
Straight Time
There's Always Tomorrow
Marjorie Stapp
Rose
Known for
The Monster That Challenged the World
Indestructible Man
John Larch
Stringer
Known for
Dirty Harry
The Amityville Horror
Abner Biberman Director · R. Wright Campbell Writer George Robinson Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $1M · United States release January 30, 1957 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,000,000
Production
Universal International Pictures
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 30, 1956
Theatrical · (London)
United States · January 30, 1957
Theatrical · (New York City, New York)
United States
March 6, 1957 · Theatrical · (Los Angeles, California)
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