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The Hangman

He was a U.S. Marshal but the name they called him was ... The Hangman.

6.5(39)19591h 27m3

A marshal nicknamed "The Hangman" because of his track record in hunting down and capturing wanted criminals traces a robbery suspect to a small town. However, the man is known and liked in the town, and the citizens band together to try to help him avoid capture.

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Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
$1M
Language
English
  • robbery
  • hangman
  • wanted

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNR17 Jun 1959
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical121 Feb 1960
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical24 Jan 1960
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical128 Jan 1960

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The Hangman was released on 17 June 1959.

Audience reviews

3
  • J

    John Chard

    8/25/2015

    7/10

    Marshal Mac Bovard - The Hangman. The Hangman is directed by Michael Curtiz and written by Dudley Nichols and Luke Short. It stars Robert Taylor, Tina Louise, Fess Parker and Jack Lord. Music is by Harry Sukman and cinematography by Loyal Griggs. Marshal Bovard (Taylor) arrives in town to identify and arrest the last of four outlaws who robbed a Wells Fargo stage. Unfortunately for Bovard, the man he seeks is v…

  • W

    Wuchak

    12/13/2021

    7/10

    _**Town-bound B&W Western with Robert Taylor and Ginger**_ An uncompromising marshal known as ‘the Hangman’ (Robert Taylor) rides into a town to apprehend a suspect (Jack Lord), but needs a witness to identify him and so enlists a struggling young woman (Tina Louise). Fess Parker plays the sheriff of the town. While "The Hangman" (1959) is a town-bound Western and hindered by the flat B&W photography, the stor…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    3/22/2026

    7/10

    “Bovard” (Robert Taylor) is a marshal with a reputation for always getting his man dangling on the end of a rope. His arrival in this small town, though, presents him with rather an unique problem: “Johnny” (Jack Lord) is the man he is trying to track down, but he doesn’t know him nor than he quite possibly had nothing at all to do with the robbery for which he is to hang, So, even with an offer of $500 for informati…

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