This film was successful at the box office and made MGM a profit of $169,000 (about $1.87M in 2024) according to studio records.
The Hired Gun (1957) is a 1957 American CinemaScope Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring Rory Calhoun and Anne Francis.
Voice-over narration provided by actress Anne Francis as the character "Ellen Beldon," opens the film, explaining that she is to be the first woman to be executed by hanging in the state of Texas.
The Hired Gun (1957) was the first film produced by Rory Calhoun and Victor M. Orsatti's production company, Calhoun-Orsatti Enterprises, Inc. The film also contained the statement "Rorvic Productions," a combination of the producers' first names.