Hangman's Knot
1952 · 81 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 1,864 VOTES · DIR. Roy Huggins
Overview
In 1865, a troop of Confederate soldiers led by Major Matt Stewart attack the wagon of gold escorted by Union cavalry and the soldiers are killed. The only wounded survivor tells that the war ended one month ago, and the group decides to take the gold and meet their liaison that knew that the war ended but did not inform the troop. The harsh Rolph Bainter kills the greedy man and the soldiers flee in his wagon driven by Major Stewart. When they meet a posse chasing them, Stewart gives wrong information to misguide the group; however, they have an accident with the wagon and lose the horses. They decide to stop a stagecoach and force the driver to transport them, but the posse returns and they are trapped in the station with the passenger. They realize that the men are not deputies and have no intention to bring them to justice but take the stolen gold.
Dialogue Timeline — 684 lines
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00:02:11 Thought it'd be another stagecoach.
00:07:37 You're lying. Lee would never give up.
00:10:17 The gold isn't worth even six men to the Confederacy.
00:12:33 ...and you've never stopped trying to cut me down to your size.
00:14:36 Keeping it for ourselves is something else.
00:17:31 Major, what would've happened if they'd looked in the back?
00:25:55 Let's see if I can make it four.
00:27:58 The bleeding's stopped. I'll need something to probe with.
00:30:17 - Now, you know that. - Oh, no, I don't!
00:32:17 My grandson.
00:34:13 Nobody's leaving here.
00:36:38 Wrong again! Weren't nobody there!
00:38:49 You still don't know the war is over.
00:41:58 What're you planning to do about it?
00:45:26 I was hoping there'd be some of them around here.
00:47:34 You know, you don't look much like a cook to me.
00:50:27 All right, that's it.
00:52:29 The Army didn't ask where I got it. I didn't ask the Indians.
00:55:11 Yes. You said that about Peterson too.
00:58:31 Nobody's gonna hurt you.
01:05:09 ...I sort of give myself up for dead.
01:09:31 I know, but I intend to get it home. Then I'm coming north to find you.
01:13:22 They must have been telling the truth.
03:00:00 to the Confederacy...