A Covenant with Death (1966)

George Maharis, Laura Devon, Katy Jurado, Earl Holliman, Arthur O'Connell ... see more  , Sidney Blackmer , John Anderson , Wende Wagner , Emilio Fernandez , Kent Smith , Lonny Chapman , Jose De Vega , Larry D. Mann , Whit Bissell , Russell Thorson , Paul Birch , Erwin Neal , Gene Hackman , Henry Hull , Robert Dunlap

In this courtroom drama, a Mexican American judge must preside over the case of the town ne'er-do-well, who is accused of killing his wife. The film is set during the 1920s in the Southwest. The murde... read more rer is convicted and sentenced to hang, but on execution day, he has a fight and kills the hangman. At the same time, another man confesses. While this gets the first man freed for the first killing, he must now stand trial for the hangman's death. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi