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Good Day for a Hanging

  • 1959
  • Approved
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1.1K
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Robert Vaughn, Joan Blackman, and Fred MacMurray in Good Day for a Hanging (1959)
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Western

After claiming his daughter's childhood-sweetheart killed the marshal, one man finds himself in conflict with his daughter, his fiancée and many of the townsfolk.After claiming his daughter's childhood-sweetheart killed the marshal, one man finds himself in conflict with his daughter, his fiancée and many of the townsfolk.After claiming his daughter's childhood-sweetheart killed the marshal, one man finds himself in conflict with his daughter, his fiancée and many of the townsfolk.

  • Director
    • Nathan Juran
  • Writers
    • Daniel B. Ullman
    • Maurice Zimm
    • John Reese
  • Stars
    • Fred MacMurray
    • Margaret Hayes
    • Robert Vaughn
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    1.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Nathan Juran
    • Writers
      • Daniel B. Ullman
      • Maurice Zimm
      • John Reese
    • Stars
      • Fred MacMurray
      • Margaret Hayes
      • Robert Vaughn
    • 32User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast63

    Fred MacMurray
    Fred MacMurray
    • Ben Cutler
    Margaret Hayes
    Margaret Hayes
    • Ruth Granger
    • (as Maggie Hayes)
    Robert Vaughn
    Robert Vaughn
    • Eddie Campbell
    Joan Blackman
    Joan Blackman
    • Laurie Cutler
    James Drury
    James Drury
    • Paul Ridgely
    Wendell Holmes
    Wendell Holmes
    • Tallant Joslin
    Edmon Ryan
    Edmon Ryan
    • William Selby
    Stacy Harris
    Stacy Harris
    • Coley
    Kathryn Card
    Kathryn Card
    • Molly Cain
    Emile Meyer
    Emile Meyer
    • Marshal Hiram Cain
    Bing Russell
    Bing Russell
    • George Fletcher
    Russell Thorson
    Russell Thorson
    • Harry Landers
    Denver Pyle
    Denver Pyle
    • Deputy Ed Moore
    Phil Chambers
    Phil Chambers
    • Deputy William Avery
    Howard McNear
    Howard McNear
    • Olson
    Rusty Swope
    • Midge Granger
    Gregg Barton
    Gregg Barton
    • Frank
    • (uncredited)
    John Barton
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Nathan Juran
    • Writers
      • Daniel B. Ullman
      • Maurice Zimm
      • John Reese
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews32

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      According to Robert Vaughn in his memoirs, Fred MacMurray was the frugal type. He always brought his sandwich for lunch on the set and was also the stingy kind for many details.
    • Goofs
      When Ben is talking to Molly Cain on the widow's front porch, her mailbox can be seen on the fence in front of her house. The movie is set in 1870, but the postal service didn't start delivering to rural mailboxes until 1903, and that style of mailbox wasn't invented until 1915.
    • Quotes
      • Ruth Granger: Eddie is just a boy. Tom was killed by a hardened criminal.
      • Ben Cutler: Do you think this kid is any less hardened? Since when is a young rattlesnake any less poisonous than an old one?
    • Connections
      Referenced in Fantastical Features - Nathan Juran at Columbia (2023)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • May 17, 1959 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • A dos pasos de la horca
    • Filming locations
      • USA
    • Production company
      • Morningside Productions
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 25m(85 min)
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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