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Day of the Bad Man (1958)
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13 February 1958 (Australia) moreTagline:
HE TURNED KILLER...for one day!Plot:
Judge Jim Scott must contend with the vicious relatives of a murderer he's about to sentence...and his unfaithful fiancee. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
High Noon off daylight savings time! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Fred MacMurray | ... | Judge James Edward Scott | |
| Joan Weldon | ... | Myra Owens | |
| John Ericson | ... | Sheriff Barney Wiley | |
| Robert Middleton | ... | Charlie Hayes | |
| Marie Windsor | ... | Cora Johnson | |
| Edgar Buchanan | ... | Sam Wyckoff | |
| Eduard Franz | ... | Andrew Owens | |
| Skip Homeier | ... | Howard Hayes | |
| Peggy Converse | ... | Mrs. Marv Quary, Widow | |
| Robert Foulk | ... | Silas Mordigan, Store Keeper | |
| Ann Doran | ... | Martha Mordigan | |
| Lee Van Cleef | ... | Jake Hayes | |
| Eddy Waller | ... | Mr. Slocum | |
| Christopher Dark | ... | Rudy Hayes | |
| Don Haggerty | ... | Deputy Floyd |
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82 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Filming Locations:
Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USAFun Stuff
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In Feb. 1958, this film was in wide distribution on a double bill with The Girl Most Likely (1958) starring Jane Powell. moreQuotes:
Mrs. Quary: You got to hang that killer! I want to see it! I want to hear that neck of his crack with my own two ears! moreFAQ
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At 11 o'clock Judge Jim Scott has to hand down a sentence on Rudy Hayes, a man being held in the town jail on the charge of murder-- having been found guilty by a jury of his peers.
It looks to be a tough job for Judge Scott, played by Fred MacMurray with his pants tucked almost under his armpits. The job gets made tougher when four members of the Hayes family ride into town and begin threatening everyone in sight.
As if that isn't enough for Judge Scott to contend with, his best girl Myra, whom he has been dating for six years, is involved in an affair behind his back with the young sheriff of the town.
There are fistfights aplenty along with plenty of gunfire and quite a few character revelations as the story proceeds.
I thought it was a better than the average western. Although it does end somewhat abruptly, there are no major loose ends left hanging.
7 stars