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The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

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The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

If this story ain't true... it shoulda been!

6.5

2h 0m

1972

“If this story ain't true... it shoulda been!”

Synopsis

Outlaw and self-appointed lawmaker Judge Roy Bean rules over an empty stretch of the West that gradually grows, under his iron fist, into a thriving town, while dispensing his his own quirky brand of frontier justice upon strangers passing by.

Director

John Huston

Trailer

WesternComedy

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Cast & Crew

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

as Judge Roy Bean

Victoria Principal

Victoria Principal

as Maria Elena

Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty

as Tector Crites

Matt Clark

Matt Clark

as Nick the Grub

Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowall

as Frank Gass

Jacqueline Bisset

Jacqueline Bisset

as Rose Bean

Bill McKinney

Bill McKinney

as Fermel Parlee

Anthony Perkins

Anthony Perkins

as Reverend LaSalle

Tab Hunter

Tab Hunter

as Sam Dodd

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