Back Face of a Fugitive Welsh Auf heißer Fährte (1959) German Le Salaire de la haine French Il volto del fuggiasco Italian Face of a Fugitive LB
| Face of a Fugitive | |
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 original film poster | |
| Directed by | Paul Wendkos |
| Screenplay by | David T. Chantler Daniel B. Ullman |
| Story by | Peter Dawson |
| Produced by | David Heilweil |
| Starring | Fred MacMurray Lin McCarthy Dorothy Green |
| Cinematography | Wilfred M. Cline |
| Edited by | Jerome Thoms |
| Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Color process | Eastman Color |
Production company | Morningside Productions |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Face of a Fugitive is a 1959 American Western film directed by Paul Wendkos. It stars Fred MacMurray, Lin McCarthy, Myrna Fahey, James Coburn and Dorothy Green and was based on the short story "Long Gone" by Peter Dawson, the pen name of Jonathan H. Glidden (older brother of Luke Short). Dawson was the author of 120 Western short stories and novelettes as well as 15 book length Western serials.[1][2] The working title was Justice Ends with a Gun.[3]
- ^ Tuska, Jon. The Western Story: A Chronological Treasury, University of Nebraska Press, 1999, p. xxi.
- ^ "Face of a Fugitive (1959) - Paul Wendkos | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
- ^ Notes at Turner Classic Movies