''Man from God's Country'' is a 1958 American

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film. It was written by

George Waggner George Waggner (September 7, 1894 – December 11, 1984) was an American actor, director, producer and writer. He is best known for producing and directing the 1941 film '' The Wolf Man''. For some unknown reason, Waggner sometimes configured his ...

(credited as "george waGGner"), directed by

Paul Landres Paul Landres (August 12, 1912 – December 26, 2001) was an American film and television editor and director. He directed episodes of ''The Lone Ranger'', '' Maverick'' and '' Flipper'', among many other TV series. He directed the vampire film ...

and starred George Montgomery and

Randy Stuart Randy Stuart (born Elizabeth Shaubell; October 12, 1924 – July 20, 1996), was an American actress in film and television. A familiar face in several popular films of the 1940s and 1950s, and later in Western-themed television series, she is p ...

.''Man from God's Country''
at

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Plot

Dan Beattie gives up his job to move further west and rejoin his old war buddy Curt Warren in the town of Sundown. At first mistaken for a railroad agent by Beau Santee, a Sundown businessman who wants to keep the railroad away from his town, Dan is nearly killed by Santee's henchman, Mark Faber. Dan discovers that his old pal Curt works for Santee. Even after learning Dan's true identity, Santee considers him trouble and plots to get rid of him. With the help of Curt's son Stony, Dan tries to get Curt to take a stand on the right side of the law.

Cast

* George Montgomery as Dan Beattie *

as Nancy Dawson *

Gregg Barton Gregg Barton (Born Harold Wilson Barker, June 5, 1912 – November 28, 2000 ) was an American actor, who played various roles in feature films and television series. Career Born in Oswego, New York, Barton is possibly best remembered for ...

as Colonel Miller * Kim Charney as Stoney Warren * Susan Cummings as Mary Jo Ellis *

James Griffith James Jeffrey Griffith (February 13, 1916 – September 17, 1993) was an American character actor, musician and screenwriter. Early life and career Born in Los Angeles, California and raised in San Pedro, Griffith was the eldest of two born t ...

as Mark Faber * House Peters Jr. as Curt Warren *

Phillip Terry Phillip Terry (born Frederick Henry Kormann; March 7, 1909 – February 23, 1993) was an American actor. Early years Terry "had elementary education in various schools in the oil country around Texas and Oklahoma." He attended Iona High School ...

as Sheriff *

Frank Wilcox Frank Reppy Wilcox (March 13, 1907 – March 3, 1974) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous films and television series, as well as Broadway plays. Background Wilcox was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Roger V. Wilcox. He was born in De Soto ...

as Beau Santee * Al Wyatt Sr. as Henchman (as Al Wyatt)

References

External links

* * 1958 films 1958 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Films directed by Paul Landres Allied Artists films CinemaScope films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films Films scored by Marlin Skiles English-language Western (genre) films {{1950s-US-Western-film-stub