One Foot in Hell (1960)
Directed by James B. Clark
Genres - Western, Action, Adventure |
Sub-Genres - Psychological Western |
Release Date - Oct 19, 1960 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 89 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Eleanor Mannikka
TV producer Aaron Spelling first came up with the story for this standard western set in a small town just after the American Civil War. Mitch (Alan Ladd) has tragically lost his wife during a problem in her pregnancy because he could not come up with $1.87 for the medicine she needed. A little twisted right from the beginning, he vows revenge. In the first step toward his goal, he gets the post of deputy sheriff from the repentant townspeople. In the second step, he murders the sheriff and then recruits a gang of disreputable toughs to steal $100,000 and bankrupt the town. In the last and fatal part of his plan for vengeance, he turns on his own gang of thieves.
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ambush, bank, citizen, courage, death, deputy, employment, family-member, grudge, guilt, help, killing, law-enforcement, misfit, multiple-murder, murder, plans, revenge, robbery, scheme, sheriff, town, wife
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