FILMGDGood Day for a Hanging1959

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How Long Is “Good Day for a Hanging”?

Name: Good Day for a Hanging
Genre: suspense/thriller, action/adventure, Western
Released: 1959
Duration: 85 min
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Robert Vaughn, Maggie Hayes, James Drury, Wendell Holmes

1h 25m runtime

19591h 25msuspense/thriller • action/adventure • Western

Suspense/thriller film with a runtime of 85 minutes, released in 1959. Presented in English.

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Runtime1h 25m

Minutes85

One SittingYes

With Break1h 37m

Spoiler-Free Synopsis

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When the sheriff of a small western town is murdered, Ben Cutler (Fred MacMurray) puts on a badge and organizes a posse to bring in the killer, a personable young hotshot known as The Kid (Robert Vaughn). Upon bringing The Kid back to town, Ben prepares to oversee his execution, only to discover that the townsfolk are in sympathy with the murderer and don't much care if he is punished. The longer The Kid remains in jail, the locals grow more and more fond of the prisoner, and begin working up strategies to prevent his date with the gallows. Much to his surprise, Ben is accused of being a cruel and sadistic man, and the evidence he has against the Kid is ignored and discredited--even by Ben's own daughter Laurie (Joan Blackman). It will take something more than Ben's word to convince his neighbors that they're wrong and he's right, and that "something more" isn't long in coming.

Runtime Card

Runtime1h 25m

Can Finish TonightYes

One SittingYes

With Break1h 37m

Movie Facts

Release Year1959

Runtime1h 25m

LanguageEnglish

Genressuspense/thriller, action/adventure, Western

DirectorNathan Juran

ProducerCharles H. Schneer

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