The Stranger Wore a Gun
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| Directed by | Andre de Toth |
| Screenplay by | Kenneth Gamet |
| Based on | "Yankee Gold" 1953 story by John W. Cunningham |
| Produced by | Harry Joe Brown |
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| Cinematography | Lester White |
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| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | Scott-Brown Productions |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Stranger Wore a Gun is a 1953 American Western film directed by Andre de Toth and starring Randolph Scott and Claire Trevor. Based on the short story "Yankee Gold" by John W. Cunningham, the film is about a war criminal wanted for the slaughter of women and children who moves to Arizona to join a gold robbery but reconsiders and decides to change his life. The film is one of the first 3-D western movies; it earned an estimated $1.6 million at the North American box office in 1953. The supporting cast includes Joan Weldon, George Macready, Alfonso Bedoya, Lee Marvin, and Ernest Borgnine.