The Hangman is a 1959 film directed by Michael Curtiz. It stars Robert Taylor and Tina Louise. The film is based on the short story of the same name by Luke Short.
Butterfields former girlfriend, Selah Jennison, works at Fort Kenton doing laundry. She refuses to help Mac, even when he offers a 500 reward. Butterfield had been there for her after the death of her husband, so she remains loyal to him.A freight driver, Johnny Bishop, could be the man Mac is looking for, but kindly sheriff Buck Weston warns him that Bishop is one of the most wellliked men in town. Selah comes to warn the married and respectable Bishop, who swears that he merely watched the outlaws horses, not knowing they were pulling a holdup. ........
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