Frontier peacekeeper Sheriff Galt 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. 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.
Directed by Sidney Salkow
Your score–
Not scoredImages
Cast
Sterling Hayden
Sheriff Samuel Galt
Darryl Hickman
Benjie Galt
Constance Ford
Claire
John Dehner
Roger Pollack
Kent Taylor
Phil Quincy
Will Wright
Judge
Walter Sande
Marshal Ellison
Frank Ferguson
Holloway
King Donovan
Leveret
Mort Mills
Sutherland
Kathleen Nolan
Kathi Walden
I. Stanford Jolley
Gene Walden
Marjorie Bennett
Nettie Holcomb
Peter Miller
Jackson Gallagher
Related
Support Your Local Sheriff!
El Dorado
Dodge City
Silverado
High Noon
The Left Handed Gun
Run for Cover
Lonely are the Brave
Destry Rides Again
Shane
The Tin Star
Chato's Land
Ramrod
Return of the Gunfighter
Tall in the Saddle
Man in the Shadow