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A Town Has Turned to Dust

The weakling sheriff of a small southwestern town allows a Mexican teenager to be lynched by a local mob for a crime he may not have committed.

Top Cast

  • Rod Steiger

    Rod Steiger

    Harvey Denton

  • William Shatner

    William Shatner

    Jerry Paul

  • Fay Spain

    Fay Spain

    Annamay Paul

  • James Gregory

    James Gregory

    Hennify

  • Mario Alcalde

    Mario Alcalde

    Ramon Rivera

  • Martín Garralaga

    Martín Garralaga

    The Priest

  • Eugene Iglesias

    Eugene Iglesias

    Pancho Rivera

  • Malcolm Atterbury

    Malcolm Atterbury

    Jenkins

  • Paul Lambert

    Paul Lambert

    Danny

Overview

The weakling sheriff of a small southwestern town allows a Mexican teenager to be lynched by a local mob for a crime he may not have committed.

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