The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
“Together for the first time”
Questions arise when Senator Stoddard attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon in a small Western town. Flashing back, we learn Doniphon saved Stoddard, then a lawyer, when he was roughed up by a crew of outlaws terrorizing the town, led by Liberty Valance. As the territory's safety hung in the balance, Doniphon and Stoddard, two of the only people standing up to him, proved to be very important, but different, foes to Valance.
Genres
Western
Studio
John Ford Productions
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance performed
Budget
$3.2M
Worldwide Gross
$8.0M
Gross Profit
$4.8M
Return
2.5× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$1M
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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Cast
Tom Doniphon
John Wayne
Tom Doniphon
Ransom Stoddard
James Stewart
Ransom Stoddard
Hallie Stoddard
Vera Miles
Hallie Stoddard
Liberty Valance
Lee Marvin
Liberty Valance
Dutton Peabody
Edmond O'Brien
Dutton Peabody
Link Appleyard
Andy Devine
Link Appleyard
Doc Willoughby
Ken Murray
Doc Willoughby
Cassius Starbuckle
John Carradine
Cassius Starbuckle
Nora Ericson
Jeanette Nolan
Nora Ericson
Peter Ericson
John Qualen
Peter Ericson
Jason Tully
Willis Bouchey
Jason Tully
Maxwell Scott
Carleton Young
Maxwell Scott
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