Hangman's Knot is a 1952 American Western film written and directed by Roy Huggins and starring Randolph Scott, Donna Reed and Claude Jarman.

[2] The film is about a group of Confederate soldiers, unaware that the Civil War is over, who intercept a shipment of gold escorted by Union cavalry troops and are then pursued by a renegade posse.

Stewart and his men transport the gold as planned to the scheduled rendezvous with Captain Petersen, who has been scouting the area disguised as a traveling peddler.

Stewart and his men continue on, but the mules bolt from the wagon and the rebels are forced to commandeer a stagecoach carrying a former Union war nurse, Molly Hull, and her companion Lee Kemper.

As night descends, the posse tries to lure the Confederates out by threatening to hang Cass, but Stewart is able to rescue him using the remaining sticks of dynamite from their ambush.

The six-shooters and Winchesters are rarely allowed to cool down, the talk is pertinent and there are enough corpses around at the finale to satisfy the most exacting fan.

Randolph Scott, as the leader of the embattled Confederates is a troubled but heroic man uncertain as to how to honorably dispose of the loot.

Richard Denning is a weak opportunist as her civilian escort and Claude Jarman Jr., as the callow member of the band; Lee Marvin as the lustful killer and Frank Faylen, as a casually brave "Reb," contribute more meaningful delineation than is usual for this type of muscular play acting.

[5]In her review in Allmovie, Tana Hobart called the film a "well done, tense western with a good, dry sense of humor.

"[6] In his review in DVD Verdict, Judge Paul Corupe called the film "a pretty fair Technicolor b-western bookended with some exciting action sequences.