The Bounty Killer (1965)

Director
Spencer Gordon Bennet

Main cast
Dan Duryea; Rod Cameron

Genres
Western

Description
Willie Duggans, a tenderfoot from the east, arrives in the wild west and soon experiences its violence. Willie discovers the easy money in bounty killing and must choose between that violent lifestyle and the love of a beautiful saloon singer.


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