Bullet for a Badman
1964 • 80 min • Western
Synopsis
Former Texas Rangers Sam Ward and Logan Keliher become enemies when Sam turns bank robber and Logan marries Sam's ex-wife.
Our family guide
Best from age 10- 100 Reviewers · 1 · 70%
- 63 Audience · 23 · 30%
Two former Texas Rangers become bitter enemies after one turns outlaw and marries the other's ex-wife. Their rivalry leads to a dramatic confrontation in the Old West.
- Violence & peril
- 4/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 2/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 3/10
Heads up
- Western violence with shootouts and fistfights
- Themes of betrayal and revenge
- Some characters drink and smoke
What it models well
- Loyalty
- Consequences of actions
- Redemption
Talk about it after
- What makes a man choose a path of crime?
- How do past actions affect future relationships?
- The importance of forgiveness, even for past wrongs.
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Top billed cast
Director: R.G. Springsteen • Crew: Mary Willingham, Willard W. Willingham
Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersWe were friends once, Sam. It's not easy to shoot an old friend. Bullet for a Badman is directed by R.G. Springsteen and adapted to screenplay by Mary & Willard Willingham from a novel written by Marvin H. Albert. It stars Audie Murphy, Darren McGavin, Ruta Lee, Beverley Owen and Skip Homeier.…
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