The Hired Gun is a 1957 American CinemaScope Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring Rory Calhoun and Anne Francis.

In the Old West, Ellen Beldon is about to be hanged in Texas for the cold-blooded murder of her husband.

Her father-in-law, Mace Beldon, determined to avenge the killing of his son, hires gunman Gil McCord for $5,000 to track down Ellen and bring her back to Texas.

Ellen explains to Gil that her husband was murdered by his step-brother, Kell Beldon, who wants to be sole heir to their father's money and land; and, a man named Elby Kirby witnessed the killing.

According to MGM records the movie earned $395,000 in the US and Canada and $450,000 elsewhere, making a profit to the studio of $169,000.