The Left Handed Gun
The Left Handed Gun
The Left Handed Gun
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1958
1h 42m
6.1(107 votes)
Western

Overview

When a crooked sheriff murders his employer, William "Billy the Kid" Bonney decides to avenge the death by killing the man responsible, throwing the lives of everyone around him into turmoil, and endangering the General Amnesty set up by Governor Wallace to bring peace to the New Mexico Territory.

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Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Videos & Trailers

2 videos

Cast & Crew

55 members
Acting

Paul Newman

Billy The Kid

Paul Newman
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Lita Milan

Celsa

Lita Milan
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John Dehner

Pat Garrett

John Dehner
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Hurd Hatfield

Moultrie

Hurd Hatfield
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James Congdon

Charlie Boudre

James Congdon
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James Best

Tom Folliard

James Best
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Colin Keith-Johnston

Tunstall

Colin Keith-Johnston
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John Dierkes

McSween

John Dierkes
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Robert Anderson

Hill

Robert Anderson
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Wally Brown

Deputy Moon

Wally Brown
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Martín Garralaga

Saval

Martín Garralaga
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Denver Pyle

Ollinger

Denver Pyle
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Ainslie Pryor

Joe Grant

Ainslie Pryor
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Anne Barton

Mrs. Hill

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Robert Foulk

Sheriff Brady

Robert Foulk
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Josephine Parra

Bride

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Nestor Paiva

Pete Maxwell

Nestor Paiva
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Paul Smith

Smith

Paul Smith
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George Bell

Deputy (uncredited)

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Stephen Coit

Alexander Ganz (uncredited)

Stephen Coit
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Robert Griffin

Morton (uncredited)

Robert Griffin
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Eve McVeagh

Mrs. McSween (uncredited)

Eve McVeagh
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Tina Menard

Mexican Woman (uncredited)

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Dan Sheridan

Bucky (uncredited)

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Joseph V. Perry

Clerk (uncredited)

Joseph V. Perry
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Emile Avery

Townsman (uncredited)

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Orlando Beltran

Mexican Farmer (uncredited)

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George Berkeley

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Eumenio Blanco

Townsman (uncredited)

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Lane Chandler

Townsman on Street with Mason (uncredited)

Lane Chandler
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Mary Lou Clifford

Gypsy Woman (uncredited)

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Cecil Combs

Deputy (uncredited)

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Chuy Franco

Young Gypsy Woman (uncredited)

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Terry Frost

Angry Townsman (uncredited)

Terry Frost
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Elias Gamboa

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Maria Haro

Townswoman (uncredited)

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Jerry Hartleben

Boy (uncredited)

Jerry Hartleben
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Michael Jeffers

Townsman (uncredited)

Michael Jeffers
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Kay Koury

Mexican Woman (uncredited)

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Norman Leavitt

General Store Clerk (uncredited)

Norman Leavitt
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David O. McCall

Townsman (uncredited)

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Kansas Moehring

Townsman (uncredited)

Kansas Moehring
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Boyd 'Red' Morgan

Soldier (uncredited)

Boyd 'Red' Morgan
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Tessie Murray

Gypsy Woman (uncredited)

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Tom Nolan

Boy (uncredited)

Tom Nolan
Acting

Joe Phillips

Barfly (uncredited)

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Crew

Stephanie Pond-Smith

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Henry Rowland

Man on Street with Deputy (uncredited)

Henry Rowland
Acting

Oreste Seragnoli

Priest (uncredited)

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Morgan Shaan

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

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Fred Sherman

Clerk (uncredited)

Fred Sherman
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Stephen Soldi

Townsman (uncredited)

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Jorge Treviño

Ramírez (uncredited)

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Glen Turnbull

Sergeant (uncredited)

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Ernesto Zambrano

Old Gypsy Man (uncredited)

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