The Iron Sheriff 1957
“The whole town crawled under his gun...”
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- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1957
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 73 minutes
- Release date
- Apr 1, 1957
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- United States of America
- Studios
- Grand Productions (I)
- Genres
- Western
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Topic: Film "The Iron Sheriff" (1957).
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
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Title: The Iron Sheriff
Year: 1957
Release Date (US): 04/01/1957
Genre: Western
Runtime: 1h 13m
Rating: NR
Protagonist: Sheriff Galt (Frontier peacekeeper)
Conflict: Crisis of conscience following a robbery-murder.
Plot: Galt follows evidence to his son, Benjie. Galt wants Benjie to have a fair trial without coercion. Townsfolk believe Galt will try to spring the boy. A lynch-mob mentality develops in the community. During the trial, it becomes obvious Benjie is going to hang for the alleged crime.
Sentence 1 (No spoilers): The Iron Sheriff is a 1957 Western film with a runtime of 1 hour and 13 minutes.
Should you watch it?
“A frontier sheriff faces a crisis of conscience when evidence implicates his own son in a robbery-murder.”
- Witness a frontier peacekeeper grapple with duty versus family when the evidence points to his own son.
- Experience the mounting tension of a community gripped by a lynch-mob mentality during a high-stakes trial.
- Follow the legal and investigative efforts as the sheriff brings in a prominent lawyer and hires a detective to find the real culprits.
- The provided materials do not contain information regarding potential reasons to skip the film beyond what is explicitly shown in the plot.
Watch it if you enjoy classic western dramas focusing on moral dilemmas, legal trials, and community conflict.
The tone is dramatic and tense, centering on a frontier crisis of conscience and a community trial with a runtime of 1 hour and 13 minutes.
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Is The Iron Sheriff worth watching?
It offers a compelling dramatic premise revolving around a frontier sheriff whose son is accused of a robbery-murder.
What is the binge duration or runtime of the film?
The film has a runtime of 1 hour and 13 minutes.
What are the essential plot elements or episodes?
As a feature film released in 1957, it is a single-part movie focusing on the trial, the evidence pointing to Benjie, and the sheriff's efforts to find the real culprits.
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