Gun for a Coward

A young cowboy, whose dedication to the principles of peace and reason has earned him a reputation for cowardice, overcomes his psychological aversion to violence after his elder brother unjustly censures him for not joining in a foolhardy gunfight in which their youngest brother is killed.

Cast

Fred MacMurray

as Will Keough

Jeffrey Hunter

as Bless Keough

Janice Rule

as Aud Niven

Chill Wills

as Loving

Dean Stockwell

as Hade (Harry) Keough

Josephine Hutchinson

as Madame Keough

Betty Lynn

as Claire

Iron Eyes Cody

as Chief

Robert F. Hoy

as Danny

Jane Howard

as Marie

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