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.
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00:02:11 Thought it'd be another stagecoach.
00:07:37 You're lying. Lee would never give up.
00:10:15 Then I won't have to tell you.
00:12:27 A lot more than you think.
00:14:29 That's what won the war, not courage or being in the right. Just gold.
00:17:09 They were bringing them in when I came through Salt Flats.
00:25:02 Four of you cover the back!
00:27:35 ...you'll have to break a couple of bones first.
00:30:03 Better send back for it, or it won't be there!
00:31:50 Nevada Volunteers, the gold-train convoy.
00:33:40 Don't pay her no mind.
00:36:11 ...you know why I told them that, don't you?
00:38:15 A gag isn't a very pleasant thing, ma'am.
00:41:14 Any cactus head would know they ain't coming out till we go in and get them.
00:43:42 Give us a half-minute to talk it over.
00:47:03 There ain't nothing you nor anybody else can do for her.
00:49:29 He's out of his head.
00:51:50 No one's to know, now or later.
00:54:24 Oh, he's just trying to start something.
00:56:35 Nora?
01:02:39 You were a soldier.
01:06:30 You can't stay here, ma'am. You gotta get over there by the door.
01:11:57 Quince!
01:16:26 They're coach horses, son. We got no saddles.