What is Hell Bent for Leather?
Topic: Film "Hell Bent for Leather" (1960). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1960
- Release date
- Feb 1, 1960
- Genres
- Western
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- ★ TMDB users: 6.3/10
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Title: Hell Bent for Leather.
Year: 1960.
Genre: American CinemaScope Western.
Director: George Sherman.
Cast: Audie Murphy, Felicia Farr, Stephen McNally, Robert Middleton, Jan Merlin, Herbert Rudley, Malcolm Atterbury, Joseph Ruskin, Allan Lane, John Qualen.
Based on: 1959 novel Outlaw Marshal by Ray Hogan.
Release Date: 02/01/1960 (US).
Rating: PG.
Runtime: 1h 22m.
Plot:
Clay Santell stops in Sutterville after his horse is stolen.
Mistaken for a murderer named Travers.
Captured by townspeople and turned over to lawman Harry Deckett.
Deckett wants to kill Santell and pass him off as Travers because he is tired of chasing the real Travers.
Should you watch it?
“A man mistaken for a murderer must escape a corrupt lawman to prove his identity.”
- Features CinemaScope cinematography
- Starring Audie Murphy
- Directed by George Sherman
- The film has a runtime of only 1 hour and 22 minutes
Watch it if you enjoy Westerns involving mistaken identity and struggles against corrupt authority.
This PG-rated Western follows a man's struggle for survival and identity after being wrongly accused of murder.
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Is Hell Bent for Leather worth watching?
The film is a CinemaScope Western starring Audie Murphy and is based on the novel Outlaw Marshal.
How long is the movie?
The film has a runtime of 1 hour and 22 minutes.
What is the rating of this film?
The film is rated PG.
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