The Iron Sheriff (1957)

  • NR
  • 04/01/1957 (US)
  • Western
  • 1h 13m

The whole town crawled under his gun...

Overview

Frontier peacekeeper Sheriff Galt faces a crisis of conscience in The Iron Sheriff. In the aftermath of a robbery-murder, Galt follows the trail of evidence directly to his own son, Benjie. Sworn to uphold the law at all costs, Galt is grimly determined to see that Benjie will receive a fair trial without any coercion on his part. But the townsfolk have already decided that the sheriff will try to spring the boy, and a lynch-mob mentality slows festers its way through the community. As the trial proceeds, it becomes obvious that Benjie is going to hang for his alleged crime, but there's still one or two surprises in store.

Sidney Salkow

Director

Seeleg Lester

Writer

Cast

Sterling Hayden's headshot

Sterling Hayden

Sheriff Samuel Galt
Darryl Hickman's headshot

Darryl Hickman

Benjie Galt
Constance Ford's headshot

Constance Ford

Claire
John Dehner's headshot

John Dehner

Roger Pollack
Kent Taylor's headshot

Kent Taylor

Phil Quincy
Will Wright's headshot

Will Wright

Judge
Walter Sande's headshot

Walter Sande

Marshal Ellison
Frank Ferguson's headshot

Frank Ferguson

Holloway

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