Good Day for a Hanging (1959)

When the local sheriff is killed after a bank robbery, ex-lawman Ben Cutler collars the apparent killer, Eddie Campbell. Because of his background as a local youth who spent time living with the Cutlers, Eddie gets the benefit of the doubt from Ben's daughter and his wife-to-be. Ben is firm that Eddie is guilty, and as the matter is debated in a divisive court battle, it will soon become clear whether he's right.
- Released
- 1959-01-01
- Genres
- Western, Action
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Nathan Juran, Daniel B. Ullman, Maurice Zimm
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 from 16 votes
Cast
- Fred MacMurray as Marshal Ben Cutler
- Margaret Hayes as Ruth Granger
- Robert Vaughn as Eddie 'The Kid' Campbell
- Joan Blackman as Laurie Cutler
- James Drury as Paul Ridgely
- Wendell Holmes as Tallant Joslin, Prosecutor
- Edmon Ryan as William P. Selby, Attorney
- Stacy Harris as Coley
- Kathryn Card as Mrs. Molly Cain
- Emile Meyer as Marshal Hiram Cain
- Bing Russell as George Fletcher
- Russell Thorson as Harry Landers