"A Killer's Paradise ... then one day a stranger rode in with a challenge ... a stranger the West would never forget !" 22 March 1955 Western 66 mins
A circuit judge in the old west attempts to bring a suspected killer to justice. The judge runs afoul of the killer's rich cattle baron father in the process.
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Joel McCrea as Judge Richard 'Rick' Thorne
Miroslava as Amy Lee Bannerman
Kevin McCarthy as Tom Bannerman
John McIntire as Josiah Bannerman
John Carradine as Col. Buck Streeter
Nancy Gates as Caroline Webb
Emile Meyer as Sheriff Nat Bell
Robert Cornthwaite as Arnold Hammer
Jaclynne Greene as Paula Morrison
Walter Baldwin as Vince Webb
Emmett Lynn as Barfly
Roy Roberts as Sam Kettering
George Keymas as Bannerman's Henchman
Fred Aldrich as Blacksmith
Lane Bradford as Kettering Henchman
Doyle Brooks as Bannerman Cowhand
Don Martin Screenplay
Jacques Tourneur Director
Herb Meadow Screenplay
Louis L'Amour Original Story
Victor A. Gangelin Set Decoration
Robert Goldstein Producer
Paul Dunlap Original Music Composer
William B. Murphy Editor
Ray Rennahan Director of Photography
Jack Byron Makeup Artist
Albert Hogsett Art Direction
Frank McWhorter Sound Designer
Willon Fields Makeup Artist
Le juge Thorne fait sa loi Trailer
Finland 22 March 1955
France 04 January 1957
United States 22 March 1955
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These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1955:
15 December 1955
Gormless 25 year-old Cardew, wealthy beneficiary of the Robinson Will, should have left St. Fanny's School many years ago.
20 November 1955
A member of the Bunco squad introduces the Case of the Gullible Woodpecker. It seems that Woody wins a pot full of dough that con man Buzz Buzzard notices and sets his sights on stealing.
08 May 1955
Two episodes of the TV series "Wild Bill Hickok" edited together and released as a feature.
01 January 1955
General shots of Edinburgh City Centre taken by film-maker Margaret Tait, focussing on the Royal Mile, Holyrood House and Princes Street Gardens.
19 January 1955
An American Rancher takes a small herd of Brahma bulls to Brazil where he has sold them for a small fortune.
13 November 1955
Manickam is wanted by the army of East India Company. He is absconding and takes refuge in the house of Maheswari.
25 October 1955
Three separate short stories about young athletes who lose their chances of success. Young swimmer - because of unhappy love.
01 January 1955
Big screen spin off from the BBC TV series The Grove Family, ostensibly the first British soap opera.
29 March 1955
When Nathalie, a shoe seller, is abducted, her mother Flora wastes no time taking matters into her own hands.
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Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1955 United Artists, Robert Goldstein Productions, Leonard Goldstein.