The Hard Man

1957
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1h 20m

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Valerie French and Guy Madison in The Hard Man (1957)

A lawman becomes a Deputy in a town where he suspects the friend he had to kill in self defense, was framed for murder.A lawman becomes a Deputy in a town where he suspects the friend he had to kill in self defense, was framed for murder.A lawman becomes a Deputy in a town where he suspects the friend he had to kill in self defense, was framed for murder.

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Guy Madison

Steve Burden

Valerie French

Fern Martin

Lorne Greene

Rice Martin

Barry Atwater

George Dennison

Robert Burton

Sheriff Hacker

Rudy Bond

John Rodman

Trevor Bardette

Mitch Willis

Renata Vanni

Juanita

Leah Baird

Townswoman
(uncredited)

Doyle Brooks

Card player
(uncredited)

John Cason

Henchman with Eye Patch
(uncredited)

Bill Clark

Barfly
(uncredited)

Francis De Sales

Captain Peters
(uncredited)

Richard Farnsworth

Posse Man
(uncredited)

Helen Gereghty

Townswoman
(uncredited)

Augie Gomez

Townsman
(uncredited)

Frank Hagney

Posse Man
(uncredited)

Bill Hale

Ranger
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Columbia Pictures released this film on a double feature with The Long Haul (1957), with the tag line: "The Long Haul will DELIGHT You! The Hard Man Will EXCITE You!"

Goofs
The walls of Dennison's office building appear to be made of panels painted to look like bricks, rather than being of a solid brick construction, as observed when Willis tries to kill Burden and Kane.

Connections
Referenced in The Exiles (1961)

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7/10

Unremarkable But Watchable

The Hard Man does not stand out as anything unique, but it is an entertaining western that can hold your interest during viewing. Guy Madison does fine as the stalwart lawman/gunfighter brought in to clean up the town. Valerie French has the requisite beauty as the femme fatale, although it sounds as if her voice was dubbed by another actress. The greatest revelation about the Hard Man is seeing a pre-Ben Cartwright Lorne Greene play a ruthless, utterly despicable villain. This was made several years before Bonanza began, and Greene makes the most of playing the bad guy. This alone makes the movie worth watching. The Hard Man is a fine Western to watch to pass the time. The only thing noteworthy is to watch this while comparing Greene's character to his future Ben Cartwright role.