The Fiend Who Walked the West
| The Fiend Who Walked the West | |
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| Directed by | Gordon Douglas |
| Written by | Ben Hecht Charles Lederer |
| Based on | Kiss of Death by Ben Hecht Charles Lederer |
| Produced by | Herbert B. Swope Jr. |
| Starring | Hugh O'Brian Robert Evans Dolores Michaels Linda Cristal Stephen McNally |
| Cinematography | Joseph MacDonald |
| Edited by | Hugh S. Fowler |
| Music by | Les Baxter |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $850,000[1] |
The Fiend Who Walked the West is a 1958 American Western film based on the 1947 film noir Kiss of Death. Almost a horror western, the story involves psychotic ex-convict Daniel Slade Hardy terrorizing his former cellmate Felix Griffin and his family. The director was Gordon Douglas and the film stars Hugh O'Brian, Robert Evans, Dolores Michaels, Linda Cristal, Stephen McNally, and Ron Ely.
Plot
Cast
- Hugh O'Brian - Daniel Slade Hardy
- Robert Evans - Felix Griffin
- Dolores Michaels - May
- Linda Cristal - Ellen Hardy
- Stephen McNally - Marshal Frank Emmett
- Edward Andrews - Judge Parker
- Ron Ely - Deputy Jim Dyer
- Gregory Morton - Defense Attorney Gage