The Man Behind the Gun (1953)

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Country: USA
Genres: Western
Release: 1953-01-31
Director: Felix E. Feist
Writers: John Twist , Robert Buckner
Language: English
Stars: Randolph Scott , Patrice Wymore , Dick Wesson , Philip Carey , Lina Romay , Roy Roberts , Morris Ankrum , Katherine Warren (I) (1905–1965) , Alan Hale Jr. , Douglas Fowley
Runtime: 82 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: The Man Behind the Gun (Canada) , San Pedron kapinoitsijat (Finland) , Omul din dosul armei (Romania) , Man with a Gun (United States of America) , Der Rebell von Kalifornien , Η ταβέρνα των συνωμοτών (Greece) , Silâhlar Çarpışıyor (Turkey) , Era el comandante Callicut (Spain) , The Man Behind the Gun (United Kingdom) , The Man Behind the Gun (United States of America) , La taverne des révoltés (Belgium) , I taverna ton synomoton (Greece) , Der Rebell von Kalifornien (Austria) , La taverne des révoltés (France, French Republic) , La taverne des révoltés (Canada) , La meticcia di Sacramento (Italy) , The Man Behind the Gun , De Arma em Punho (Brazil) , 銃の後に立つ男 (Japan) , City of the Angels (United States of America) , Banditlegionen (Sweden) , Человек под прикрытием
Plot: Posing as a schoolteacher, undercover government agent Ransome Callicut arrives in 1850's California to gather intelligence about an insurrectionist plot to have the southern part of the state secede to become a slave state. When he discovers a hidden cache of weapons, he reveals his true identity and assumes command of the local army post. Aided by sidekicks Monk Walker and Olaf Swenson he battles political assassination and other intrigues to unmask the ringleader of the plot and keep the Golden State in the Union.
IMDB:tt0044872