Star in the Dust (1956)
- Directed by
- Charles F. Haas
- Genre
- Western film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.1 of 10 from 23 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A sheriff in a small town must protect a cattle thief from a mob that wants to lynch him while also dealing with the prisoner's escape plans and his girlfriend. The clock ticks down to the hanging as different groups in town each try to get to the man first.
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What happens
Star in the Dust is a 1956 American Technicolor Western film directed by Charles F. Haas and starring John Agar, Mamie Van Doren and Richard Boone. It was based on the 1953 Lee Leighton novel Law Man. In the town of Gunlock, sheriff Bill Jorden is due to hang Sam Hall for cattle-stealing. Jorden has to contend, however, with various citizens, including the cowboys who want to rescue Hall and the cattlemen and farmers who want to lynch him. Hall, meanwhile, is planning his escape with girlfriend Nellie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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