Tribute to a Bad Man

Tribute to a Bad Man is a 1956 western film starring James Cagney about a rancher whose harsh enforcement of frontier justice alienates the woman he loves. It was directed by Robert Wise and based on the short story Hangings for the Lucky by Jack Schaefer, the author of Shane.

Rodock believes in lynching rustlers personally without arrest or trial. His wrangler McNulty describes it as a hanging sickness to Rodocks woman, Jocasta Constantine, a former dancehall girl ashamed of her past.McNulty makes a pass at Jo. A jealous and suspicious Rodock sees them leave a barn together and jumps to the wrong conclusion. He fires McNulty, then beats him viciously before ordering him off the ranch. ........

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