One Foot in Hell 1960

Overview

One Foot in Hell is a 1960 American Western film produced in CinemaScope. Directed by James B. Clark, the movie features a screenplay co-written by Sydney Boehm and Aaron Spelling, based on a story by Spelling. The film stars actors Alan Ladd, Don Murray, and Dan O'Herlihy. The narrative follows Mitch Barrett, a man who becomes embittered after his wife dies because he lacks the funds to pay for her medicine. In an attempt to make amends, the townspeople hire Mitch to serve as a deputy sheriff. However, this position provides Mitch with the opportunity to orchestrate an elaborate bank robbery. To execute his criminal plan, he enlists the assistance of a group of accomplices, which includes an artist, a pickpocket, a gunslinger, and a bar-girl. The film has a runtime of one hour and thirty minutes and was released in the United States on October 19, 1960. Marketing materials for the production described the story as one about the day hell came to town wearing a badge.