The Man Behind the Gun

The Man Behind the Gun is a 1953 American Western film about the establishment of the city of Los Angeles. It was directed by Felix Feist and stars Randolph Scott. Plot Working as an undercover agent, Ransome Callicut travels west by stagecoach. Notorious bandit Vic Sutro tries to rob it, but Callicut captures him and turns over Sutro to an Army captain, Roy Giles, upon arrival in California. School teacher Lora Roberts, another passenger, has made the trip to marry Giles, but she becomes ensnared in Senator Mark Sheldon's nefarious schemes and also discovers Giles has been seeing Chona Degnon, a singer. The heart of the criminal operation is at the enormous nightclub/gambling house run by Buckley, where Chona is the headline entertainment. Attempting to win a rigged weight-lifting contest, Bryce's crony Olaf Swenson falls through the floor into the basement, where a large amount of illegal guns and gunpowder kegs are discovered.