After robbing a bank Murphy assumes the identity of his pursuer, a famous US Marshal, when he stumbles into a town and is confronted by the local judge, Matthau. Murphy is forced to remain as the new Marshal; an old flame, Scala, nearly unmasks him by accident, only to be forced to assume the ruse of being Murphy's wife. The "couple" given a house and respectability, which neither has had before. They maintain the charade to avoid hurting a young orphan boy, Matthau's ward. Scala is torn by her loyalty to boyfriend planning to rob the bank and growing feelings for Murphy
Cast
Audie Murphy
Joe Maybe
Gia Scala
Tessa Milotte
Walter Matthau
Judge Kyle
Henry Silva
Sam Teeler
Joanna Moore
Little Brandy
Eddie Little
Jimmy
Mary Field
Mrs. Curtis
Leo Gordon
Sam Mason
Mort Mills
Pecos
Frank Chase
Ben
Bill Walker
Jackson
Ned Wever
Attorney Clark
Richard H. Cutting
Mr. Curtis
Rayford Barnes
Teeler Gang Member (uncredited)
John Barton
Townsman (uncredited)
Jimmie Booth
Townsman (uncredited)
Forrest Burns
Posse Member (uncredited)
Russell Custer
Townsman (uncredited)
George DeNormand
Townsman (uncredited)
Clem Fuller
Tom (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Tom Wheelwright (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Man at Dedication (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Railroad Worker (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Townsman (uncredited)
Jack Lilley
Teeler Gang Member (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
Man at Dedication (uncredited)
Fred McDougall
Teeler Gang Member (uncredited)
Paul McGuire
Doctor (uncredited)
King Mojave
Townsman (uncredited)
Paul Newlan
Riverboat Captain (uncredited)
Eddie Parker
Townsman Reporting Bank Robbery (uncredited)
Kenneth Patterson
Gambler (uncredited)
Frosty Royce
Posse Member (uncredited)
Cap Somers
Townsman (uncredited)
Ray Spiker
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Bob Steele
Jud Blunt (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Townsman (uncredited)
Sailor Vincent
Boat Steward (uncredited)
Henry Wills
Clovis (uncredited)
Morgan Woodward
Durgan (uncredited)
Crew
Jesse Hibbs
Director
Borden Chase
Screenplay
George Bruce
Story
Edward Curtiss
Editor
Harold Lipstein
Director of Photography
William Holland
Assistant Director
Ray DeCamp
Assistant Director
Howard Pine
Producer
Bill Thomas
Costume Design
Virginia Jones
Hairstylist
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Leslie I. Carey
Sound
Don McKay
Sound
Stanley Wilson
Original Music Composer
Joseph Gershenson
Music Supervisor
Ethmer Roten
Musician
Irving Gertz
Additional Music
Henry Mancini
Additional Music
Hans J. Salter
Additional Music
Frank Skinner
Additional Music
Herman Stein
Additional Music
Dave Torbett
Additional Music
Harold Goodwin
Dialogue Coach
Ray Jeffers
Set Decoration
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Bob Herron
Stunts
Philip Crawford
Stunts
Don Happy
Stunts
Dick Hudkins
Stunts
Eddie Parker
Stunts
Regis Parton
Stunts
Glen Thompson
Stunts
Willard W. Willingham
Stunts
Jack Williams
Stunts
Lew Leary
Unit Production Manager
Gene Anderson
Unit Manager
Alexander Golitzen
Art Direction
Bill Newberry
Art Direction
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