Hellfire (1949)

6.4/10 90 min Western

Overview

Zeb Smith is a gambler with a larcenous streak, but when an itinerant preacher takes a bullet meant for him, Zeb vows to fulfill the preacher's mission of building a church. Frustrated in his attempts to get donations, Zeb attempts to capture fugitive Doll Brown in order to obtain the reward. But he finds that there's more to Doll than meets the eye. When his old friend Bucky McLean shows up gunning for Doll, Zeb sees a chance to redeem them all... one way or another.

Cast

Bill Elliott

Zeb Smith

Marie Windsor

Mary Carson / Doll Brown

Forrest Tucker

Marshall Bucky McLean

Jim Davis

Gyp Stoner

H.B. Warner

Brother Joseph

Paul Fix

Dusty Stoner

Grant Withers

Sheriff Martin

Emory Parnell

Sheriff Duffy

Esther Howard

Birdie

Jody Gilbert

Full Moon

Harry Woods

Lew Stoner

Denver Pyle

Rex

Trevor Bardette

Wilson

Dewey Robinson

Cheyenne Bartender

Harry Tyler

Bartender

Richard Alexander

Blacksmith (uncredited)

Herman Hack

Townsman Giving Money (uncredited)

Recommendations

Buck and the Preacher
Barbarosa
Wild Rovers
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Day of the Outlaw
True Grit
Cat Ballou
Return of the Gunfighter
Rancho Notorious
Guns for San Sebastian
Hud
Love's Enduring Promise
Ramrod
Love's Long Journey
American Outlaws
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Death of a Gunfighter
Boss Nigger
Shoot Out
Angel and the Badman