The Stranger Wore a Gun

The Stranger Wore a Gun
The Stranger Wore a Gun
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Andre de Toth
Screenplay by	Kenneth Gamet
Based on	"Yankee Gold"; 1953 story; by John W. Cunningham
Produced by	Harry Joe Brown
Starring	Randolph Scott; Claire Trevor; Joan Weldon; George Macready; Alfonso Bedoya;
Cinematography	Lester White
Edited by	Gene Havlick; James Sweeney;
Color process	Technicolor
Production; company	Scott-Brown Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	July 30, 1953;
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.^[1] 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.^[2] The supporting cast includes Joan Weldon, George Macready, Alfonso Bedoya, Lee Marvin, and Ernest Borgnine.

^ "The Stranger Wore a Gun". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
^ "The Top Box Office Hits of 1953", Variety, January 13, 1954.

[imdb-1] "The Stranger Wore a Gun". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved September 6, 2012.

[2] "The Top Box Office Hits of 1953", Variety, January 13, 1954.

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