Hell Bent for Leather

Hell Bent for Leather
  • Release date: 1 Feb 1960
  • Release year: 1960
  • Runtime: 82 minutes
  • Country: United States
  • Keywords: leather, jacket, false accusation, on the run, mountain ridge, escape from custody, stealing a horse, taken as hostage, u.s. marshal, rainstorm
Plot:
After Clay Santell stops in the town of Sutterville after having his horse stolen, he is mistaken by townspeople for a murderer named Travers. The townspeople capture Santell, and turn him over to lawman Harry Deckett. Tired of chasing the real Travers, Deckett decides to kill Santell and pass him off as Travers. Santell escapes from Deckett, taking lovely Janet Gifford hostage in the process. Janet comes to believe Santell's story, and helps him in his struggle to prove his real identity.
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