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Good Day for a Hanging (1959)

Good Day for a Hanging poster
Directed by
Nathan Juran
Genre
Western film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A lawman is forced to make a difficult decision when a killer escapes and the town demands justice. He must balance his sense of duty with pressure from the community.

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What happens

Good Day for a Hanging is a 1959 American B Western film directed by Nathan H. Juran and starring Fred MacMurray and Margaret Hayes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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