Day of the Outlaw (1959)

6.9/10 92 min Western

Overview

Blaise Starrett is a rancher at odds with homesteaders when outlaws hold up the small town. The outlaws are held in check only by their notorious leader, but he is diagnosed with a fatal wound and the town is a powder keg waiting to blow.

Cast

Robert Ryan

Blaise Starrett

Burl Ives

Jack Bruhn

Tina Louise

Helen Crane

Alan Marshal

Hal Crane

Venetia Stevenson

Ernine, Vic's Daughter

David Nelson

Gene, Bruhn's Gang

Nehemiah Persoff

Dan, Starret's Foreman

Jack Lambert

Tex, Bruhn's gang

Frank De Kova

Denver, Bruhn's Gang

Lance Fuller

Pace, Bruhn's Gang

Elisha Cook Jr.

Larry Teter, Town Barber

Dabbs Greer

Doc Langer, Veterinarian

Betsy Jones-Moreland

Mrs. Preston

Helen Westcott

Vivian

Donald Elson

Vic, General Store Owner

Robert Cornthwaite

Tommy Preston, Wyoming Hotel Owner

Michael McGreevey

Bobby, Vic's Son

William Schallert

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