Good Day for a Hanging

Good Day for a Hanging 1959 is a western concerning how a town views the upcoming hanging of a young man accused of murdering the Marshal during a robbery. Directed by Nathan H. Juran, it stars Fred MacMurray as the reluctant new Marshal and Robert Vaughn as the young man accused of the crime.

During the holdup, a bank teller is killed. Ben joins the posse. His daughter, Laurie Joan Blackman, is in love with Eddie and doesnt believe him to be truly bad. Eddie shoots the Marshal, however. He is wounded by Ben and brought back to town to stand trial.Ben, who had once been a lawman but gave up the profession after his daughter was born is offered a temporary job as Marshal. Selby Edmon Ryan, a publicityseeking lawyer who defends Eddie, insinuates that Ben was just acting in vengeance because his client had been intimate with Bens daughter. Ben punches him for this slur on Lauries character. ........

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