The Hangman

The Hangman

“He was a U.S. Marshal but the name they called him was ... The Hangman.”

June 17, 1959NR1h 27mTMDB ★ 6.5

A marshal nicknamed "The Hangman" because of his track record in hunting down and capturing wanted criminals traces a robbery suspect to a small town. However, the man is known and liked in the town, and the citizens band together to try to help him avoid capture.

Genres

Western

Studio

Paramount Pictures

Language

en

Status

Released

Box Office

How The Hangman performed

Budget

N/A

Worldwide Gross

$1.0M

Gross Profit

N/A

Return

N/A

Opening Wknd (est.)

$175K

Domestic (est.)
International (est.)
$500K$500K

Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~50/50, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Western) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.

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