Hot Lead (1951)

In the sun-scorched landscape of 1951's frontier, Turk Thorn, a slick train robber with a reputation as tough as rawhide (John Dehner), engineers the release of the disgraced telegrapher and convict, Dave Collins (Ross Elliott). Thorn's scheme? To manipulate Collins into using his telegraphy skills to intercept vital information about incoming gold shipments ripe for theft in the dusty town of Trail Head. However, fate has other plans. The resilient cowhand, Tim Holt (Tim Holt), and his lovable Irish-Mexican sidekick find themselves entangled in Thorn's lawless web when their comrade Bob Jackson (Lee MacGregor) tragically falls while attempting to thwart a train robbery. This calamity leads Holt to the troubled Collins, an ex-convict striving to walk the path of righteousness after his stint behind bars. As Holt and Collins' paths intertwine, a surprising camaraderie develops between the two. Holt sees the redeemable qualities in Collins and, in an attempt to help him regain his lost honor, convinces him to join forces and devise a cunning strategy. Their mission? To set an ingenious trap designed to ensnare Thorn and his gang of marauders in their own game of greed and deception. "Hot Lead" (1951) is a thrilling blend of redemption and adventure set against the backdrop of the Wild West, where loyalties are tested, friendships forged in fire, and the line between hero and villain is as blurred as the desert horizon.

Hot Lead is a western movie featuring Tim Holt and directed by Stuart Gilmore.

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