The Left Handed Gun

The Left Handed Gun(1958)

"I don't run. I don't hide. I go where I want. I do what I want."

6.1/10
107 votes
102 minApril 30, 1958

Overview

When a crooked sheriff murders his employer, William "Billy the Kid" Bonney decides to avenge the death by killing the man responsible, throwing the lives of everyone around him into turmoil, and endangering the General Amnesty set up by Governor Wallace to bring peace to the New Mexico Territory.

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Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Billy The Kid

Lita Milan

Lita Milan

Celsa

John Dehner

John Dehner

Pat Garrett

Hurd Hatfield

Hurd Hatfield

Moultrie

James Congdon

James Congdon

Charlie Boudre

James Best

James Best

Tom Folliard

Colin Keith-Johnston

Colin Keith-Johnston

Tunstall

John Dierkes

John Dierkes

McSween

Robert Anderson

Robert Anderson

Hill

Wally Brown

Wally Brown

Deputy Moon

Martín Garralaga

Martín Garralaga

Saval

Denver Pyle

Denver Pyle

Ollinger

Ainslie Pryor

Ainslie Pryor

Joe Grant

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Anne Barton

Mrs. Hill

Robert Foulk

Robert Foulk

Sheriff Brady

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Josephine Parra

Bride

Nestor Paiva

Nestor Paiva

Pete Maxwell

Paul Smith

Paul Smith

Smith

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George Bell

Deputy (uncredited)

Stephen Coit

Stephen Coit

Alexander Ganz (uncredited)

Robert Griffin

Robert Griffin

Morton (uncredited)

Eve McVeagh

Eve McVeagh

Mrs. McSween (uncredited)

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Tina Menard

Mexican Woman (uncredited)

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Dan Sheridan

Bucky (uncredited)

Joseph V. Perry

Joseph V. Perry

Clerk (uncredited)

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Emile Avery

Townsman (uncredited)

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Orlando Beltran

Mexican Farmer (uncredited)

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George Berkeley

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Eumenio Blanco

Townsman (uncredited)

Lane Chandler

Lane Chandler

Townsman on Street with Mason (uncredited)

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Mary Lou Clifford

Gypsy Woman (uncredited)

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Cecil Combs

Deputy (uncredited)

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Chuy Franco

Young Gypsy Woman (uncredited)

Terry Frost

Terry Frost

Angry Townsman (uncredited)

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Elias Gamboa

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Maria Haro

Townswoman (uncredited)

Jerry Hartleben

Jerry Hartleben

Boy (uncredited)

Michael Jeffers

Michael Jeffers

Townsman (uncredited)

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Kay Koury

Mexican Woman (uncredited)

Norman Leavitt

Norman Leavitt

General Store Clerk (uncredited)

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David O. McCall

Townsman (uncredited)

Kansas Moehring

Kansas Moehring

Townsman (uncredited)

Boyd 'Red' Morgan

Boyd 'Red' Morgan

Soldier (uncredited)

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Tessie Murray

Gypsy Woman (uncredited)

Tom Nolan

Tom Nolan

Boy (uncredited)

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Joe Phillips

Barfly (uncredited)

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Stephanie Pond-Smith

Minor Role (uncredited)

Henry Rowland

Henry Rowland

Man on Street with Deputy (uncredited)

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Oreste Seragnoli

Priest (uncredited)

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Morgan Shaan

Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Fred Sherman

Fred Sherman

Clerk (uncredited)

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Stephen Soldi

Townsman (uncredited)

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Jorge Treviño

Ramírez (uncredited)

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Glen Turnbull

Sergeant (uncredited)

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Ernesto Zambrano

Old Gypsy Man (uncredited)

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