The Iron Sheriff
Frontier peacekeeper Sheriff Galt (Sterling Hayden) faces a crisis of conscience in The Iron Sheriff. In the aftermath of a robbery-murder, Galt follows the trail of evidence directly to his own son, Benjie (Darryl Hickman). Sworn to uphold the law at all costs, Galt is grimly determined to see that Benjie will receive a fair trial without any coercion on his part. But the townsfolk have already decided that the sheriff will try to spring the boy, and a lynch-mob mentality slows festers its way through the community. As the trial proceeds, it becomes obvious that Benjie is going to hang for his alleged crime, but there’s still one or two surprises in store.
Genre: Western
Director: George Rutter, Sidney Salkow
Actors: Constance Ford, Darryl Hickman, Frank Ferguson, John Dehner, Kent Taylor, King Donovan, Mort Mills, Sterling Hayden, Walter Sande, Will Wright
