The Tall Stranger Author:Louis L'Amour Louis L'Amour has created a hero as tough his famous Hondo. Read the book. See the big Allied Artist's movie starring Joel McCrea. He came, tall, out of nowhere, a rangy man with the West in his walk. The wagon train hated him, even after his gun had saved them from massacre. They thought him a killer. He was. It took the a long time and many de... more »ath to learn he killed only on the side of the law.« less