Hell Bent for Leather
6.6
“Target For Terror!”
When Clay Santell stops in the town of Sutterville after having his horse stolen, he is mistaken by townspeople for a murderer named Travers. The townspeople capture Santell, and turn him over to lawman Harry Deckett. Deckett, who is tired of chasing the real Travers, decides to kill Santell and pass him off as Travers. Santell escapes from Deckett, taking lovely Janet Gifford hostage in the process. Janet comes to believe Santell's story, and helps him in his struggle to prove his real identity.
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Cast
26 people
Audie Murphy
Clay Santell
Known for
No Name on the Bullet
The Unforgiven
Felicia Farr
Janet Gifford
Known for
3:10 to Yuma
Charley Varrick
Stephen McNally
Harry Deckett
Known for
Winchester '73
Criss Cross
Robert Middleton
Ambrose
Known for
Even Angels Eat Beans
Friendly Persuasion
James Westmoreland
Moon
Known for
Don't Answer the Phone!
The Last Sunset
Jan Merlin
Travers
Known for
Take the Money and Run
Buried Alive
Herbert Rudley
Nate Perrick
Known for
The Court Jester
The Bravados
Malcolm Atterbury
A.C. Gamble
Known for
The Birds
Rio Bravo
Joseph Ruskin
Shad
Known for
The Scorpion King
The Last Don
Allan Lane
Kelsey
Known for
Mister Ed
John Qualen
Old Ben
Known for
Casablanca
The Searchers
Eddie Little Sky
William
Known for
A Man Called Horse
The Car
George Sherman Director · Christopher Knopf Screenplay Ray Hogan Author
Budget $500K · United States release February 1, 1960 · Produced in United States
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Budget
$500,000
Production
Universal International Pictures
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 1, 1960
Theatrical
United States · September 5, 2025
Digital
Germany
June 9, 2022 · Physical
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