The Hangman

1959

Drama / Western

6
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 50% · 3 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 50% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.6/10 10 1308 1.3K

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Director

Michael Curtiz Photo
Michael Curtiz

Top cast

Regis Toomey Photo
Regis Toomey as Orderly
Robert Adler Photo
Robert Adler as Stagecoach Driver
Frank Richards Photo
Frank Richards as Zimmerman
Tina Louise Photo
Tina Louise as Selah Jennison
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793.07 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 26 min
Seeds 1
1.44 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 26 min
Seeds 8

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by daoldiges 7 / 10

Unique Western with Humor

I had low expectations coming into my viewing of The Hangman and was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it. It's unique for a western in that it doesn't have a lot of 'action': shootouts, lynchings, etc. or even a clearly identified villain that the audience can root against. Just because it doesn't have those usual tropes commonly used in the genre doesn't devalue the results. The story contained is solid, the performances are uniformly good, and the regular injections of humor are fun and welcomed. Overall, The Hangman is worth checking out.
Reviewed by Freedom060286 8 / 10

A Well-Written 1950s Western

This one has a flawlessly-written script by Dudley Nichols, the screenwriter of many well-known movies from 1930 to 1960 such as "Stagecoach" "The Bells of St. Mary's" and "For Whom the Bell Tolls". There's often a good moral lesson to be learned from a screenplay written by Nichols. The original story was by Luke Short, the author of many Western novels. The cast is very good too with Robert Taylor as the "Hangman" Deputy Marshall, and several people who would later become familiar TV stars: Tina Louise, Jack Lord, Fess Parker and briefly, Lorne Green. And of course you can't go wrong with the direction of the great Michael Curtiz ("Casablanca") who, like Nichols, was nearing the end of his career.I especially liked the story, it's deeper than most westerns, as it explores the themes of justice, loyalty, and forgiveness.
Reviewed by King_man 7 / 10

The "Pre-Island" Tina Louise

This is sort of a crossroads film where some on the way up (Lord, Parker, Louise) cross paths with a Taylor whose career is winding down. As a western, it's not your usual "shoot 'em up." Marshall Taylor, a man on a mission, arrives in town to arrest a murder suspect. The only problem is he doesn't know this man's identity. Enter Ms. Louise as the answer to his problem. Dangling a $500 reward for her identification of the suspected killer, he figures his problems are over. Only issue? They are just starting. With local sheriff Fess Parker and wanted man Jack Lord plus some other familiar faces in supporting roles, The Hangman is much more about dialog and character study than action. The ending was a bit awkward but the journey there an OK ride.For me, the most interesting element of this film was Ms. Louise. I'd only seen her previously as the breathless Ginger Grant, trapped forever (or it seemed that way) on Gilligan's Island. She is definitely a head-turner in this, her third movie, and does a fine job as a somewhat down on one's luck widow who sees more to Taylor than he sees in himself. One never knows why some actors move up the food chain while others sort of stall out. Between this release and Gilligan's Island were a bunch of Italian movies and some rather nondescript US B-films so maybe getting type cast as Ginger wasn't as career crippling as one might presume. Personally, I'd love to know if her trajectory might have changed if she had avoided the Italian phase and been cast in some mid-level US films instead. She certainly didn't embarrass herself in The Hangman and while we might have had to do without Ginger, I'd like to have seen how she fared in more substantial roles.
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