The Man from Colorado

A sadistic Civil War vet (Ford), now a judge, teeters on the brink of insanity-- and a town is on the edge of revolt. Only one man, the marshall (Holden), stands between them in this powerful western which delves into the devasting psychological effects of war.

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"A sadistic Civil War vet (Ford), now a judge, teeters on the brink of insanity-- and a town is on the edge of revolt. Only one man, the marshall (Holden), stands between them in this powerful western which delves into the devasting psychological effects of war."@en
"Owen Devereaux (Glen Ford) bears mental scars from the Civil War and develops an eager trigger finger. In battle, he orders the slaughter of a band of holed-up Confederates -- after he has seen them raise a white flag. Later, he lands a Federal judgeship post in Colorado and tries to settle down. But to no avail, for he abuses his gavel in the same, unhinged manner as he did his pistol. Eventually, his friend, Captain Del Stewart, realizes how crazed Devereaux's behavior is. When he withholds a cache of gold from its rightful owners, Devereaux gives Stewart no choice but to put a stop to his court of terror."@en
"Former Civil War veterans are pitted against each other when one of them becomes a violent and sadistic judge and the other becomes a marshall who tries to restrain his friend's behavior."@en
"Two friends return home after their discharge from the army after the Civil War. However, one of them has had deep-rooted psychological damage due to his experiences during the war, and as his behavior becomes more erratic and violent. His friend desperately tries to find a way to help him before it's too late."
"Ford plays a civil war veteran who becomes judge of a frontier town. Suffering from growing madness, he institutes a reign of terror in the town. Holden, in the part of a former officer of Ford's, now the town marshal, tries to alleviate the situation the judge creates. Forced to become an outlaw, he unites the townspeople against the judge."