The Man Behind the Gun

The Man Behind the Gun
Directed by	Felix Feist
Produced by	Robert Sisk
Screenplay by	John Twist
Story by	Robert Buckner
Starring	Randolph Scott
Music by	David Buttolph
Cinematography	Bert Glennon
Edited by	Owen Marks
Production; company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	January 31, 1953;
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$2 million (US)[1]

The Man Behind the Gun is a 1953 American Technicolor Western film about the establishment of the city of Los Angeles. It was directed by Felix Feist and stars Randolph Scott.[2]

Plot

Working as an undercover agent, Ransome Callicut travels west by stagecoach. Notorious bandit Vic Sutro tries to rob it, but Callicut captures him and turns over Sutro to an Army captain, Roy Giles, upon arrival in California.

School teacher Lora Roberts, another passenger, has made the trip to marry Giles, but she becomes ensnared in Senator Mark Sheldon's nefarious schemes and also discovers Giles has been seeing Chona Degnon, a singer.

Sheldon murders a rival senator, Creegan, and fakes his own death. He kidnaps Lora as well. After she realizes that Callicut is actually a government agent, Lora persuades Chona that she can have Giles for herself if only she'll come to her aid. Sheldon also kills Chona before she can betray him, but he is brought to justice by Callicut, who is kissed by a grateful Lora.

Cast

Randolph Scott as Maj. Ransome Callicut aka Rick Bryce
Patrice Wymore as Lora Roberts
Dick Wesson as "Monk" Walker
Philip Carey as Capt. Roy Giles
Lina Romay as Chona Degnon
Roy Roberts as Sen. Mark Sheldon
Morris Ankrum as Bram Creegan
Katharine Warren as Phoebe Sheldon
Alan Hale Jr. as Olaf Swenson
Douglas Fowley as Buckley
Tony Caruso as Vic Sutro
Clancy Cooper as Kansas Collins
Robert Cabal as Joaquin Murietta

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References

'The Top Box Office Hits of 1953', Variety, January 13, 1954
The Man Behind the Gun at TCDB

External links

The Man Behind the Gun on IMDb

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[1] 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1953', Variety, January 13, 1954

[2] The Man Behind the Gun at TCDB