---
title: 'The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953)'
type: 'film'
director: 'André de Toth'
released: '1953-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 83
genres:
  - 'Western'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-stranger-wore-a-gun-1953'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046375/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953)

1953 · 83 min · Western · United States


## Synopsis

The Stranger Wore a Gun is a 1953 American Western film directed by Andre de Toth and starring Randolph Scott and Claire Trevor. Based on the short story "Yankee Gold" by John W. Cunningham, the film is about a war criminal wanted for the slaughter of women and children who moves to Arizona to join a gold robbery but reconsiders and decides to change his life. The film is one of the first 3-D western movies; it earned an estimated $1.6 million at the North American box office in 1953. The supporting cast includes Joan Weldon, George Macready, Alfonso Bedoya, Lee Marvin, and Ernest Borgnine.The location shooting was done at Movie Flats off Route 395 near Lone Pine, California, with views of the snowy Sierra Nevada Crest in the background of some scenes.

## Credits

- **Director:** [André de Toth](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-de-toth)
- **Screenplay:** [Kenneth Gamet](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenneth-gamet)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mischa Bakaleinikoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/mischa-bakaleinikoff)
- **Producer:** [Harry Joe Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-joe-brown)
- **Director of Photography:** [Lester White](https://cinepixo.com/people/lester-white)
- **Editor:** [Gene Havlick](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-havlick), [James Sweeney](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-sweeney-2)

## Cast

- [Jack Mower](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-mower)
- [Randolph Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/randolph-scott)
- [Lee Marvin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-marvin)
- [Ernest Borgnine](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-borgnine)
- [Bob Burns](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-burns)
- [Edward Earle](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-earle)
- [Francis McDonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-mcdonald)
- [Franklyn Farnum](https://cinepixo.com/people/franklyn-farnum)
- [Roscoe Ates](https://cinepixo.com/people/roscoe-ates)
- [Guy Wilkerson](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-wilkerson)
- [Harold Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-miller)
- [Joan Weldon](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-weldon)
- [Snub Pollard](https://cinepixo.com/people/snub-pollard)
- [Alfonso Bedoya](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfonso-bedoya)
- [Joseph Vitale](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-vitale)

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