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“Was The SIXTH MAN The Secret To The Five Empty Graves?...the Answer waited in a woman's lips and watched from the shadows of a frightened town!”
1956 · 1 h 24 min
John SturgesCast
Richard Widmark 
Donna Reed 
William Campbell 
John McIntire 
Barton MacLane 
Harry Morgan
Credits
Written by: Frank Gruber
Plot
Jim Slater's father, whom he never knew, died in the Apache ambush, and Jim searches for the truth and the gold.
Sinekatalog’s take
John Sturges's western, with Richard Widmark and Donna Reed, is tight and entertaining.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (2,187 votes)
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