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The Peacemaker

The Gun... or The Book

3.7

1h 22m

1956

“The Gun... or The Book”

Synopsis

A former gunfighter who went to prison but then took up religion arrives in a western town as the new preacher. There he finds a feud between the ranchers and the farmers. The Railroad Agent is after the ranchers land and has his men causing all the trouble. The new preacher sets out to bring the two sides together and he says he will not need a gun.

Director

Ted Post

Western

preacher

Cast & Crew

James Mitchell

James Mitchell

as Terrall Butler

Rosemarie Stack

Rosemarie Stack

as Ann Davis

Jan Merlin

Jan Merlin

as Viggo Tomlin

Jess Barker

Jess Barker

as Ed Halcomb

Hugh Sanders

Hugh Sanders

as Lathe Sawyer

Herbert Patterson

as Gray Arnett

David McMahon

David McMahon

as Sam Davis

Dorothy Patrick

Dorothy Patrick

as Edith Sawyer

Taylor Holmes

Taylor Holmes

as Mr. Wren

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