Steve Burden(Guy Madison)usually brings them in dead, maybe being easier than bringing the bad guy in alive. He actually loses his job for being too quick on the draw. The last man he was forced to kill was a friend from his past, who may have actually been framed for murder. The Sheriff of El Solito hires Burden to be his Deputy and he begins searching for the man who framed his friend. He thinks he has found that man...Rice Martin(Lorne Greene),who seems to have the town under his thumb. Martin's attractive wife Fern(Valeri French)warns Burden that her husband has hired gunmen to put him down.
Madison seems to be a run-of-the-mill good guy. Greene(better known as Ben Cartwright, the Bonanza patriarch)makes for an overbearing villain. Also in the cast: Barry Atwater, Rudy Bond and Robert Burton. THE HARD MAN is no great shakes, but good enough to hold your attention.
Madison seems to be a run-of-the-mill good guy. Greene(better known as Ben Cartwright, the Bonanza patriarch)makes for an overbearing villain. Also in the cast: Barry Atwater, Rudy Bond and Robert Burton. THE HARD MAN is no great shakes, but good enough to hold your attention.