Tribute to a Bad Man

Tribute to a Bad Man
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRobert Wise
Screenplay byMichael Blankfort
Based onHanging's for the Lucky
1952 story in Argosy
by Jack Schaefer
Produced bySam Zimbalist
StarringJames Cagney
Don Dubbins
Stephen McNally
Irene Papas
CinematographyRobert L. Surtees
Edited byRalph E. Winters
Music byMiklós Rózsa
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • April 13, 1956 (1956-04-13)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2.8 million
Box office$2 million

Tribute to a Bad Man is a 1956 American Western film directed by Robert Wise and starring James Cagney about a rancher whose harsh enforcement of frontier justice alienates the woman he loves. It was based on the short story "Hanging's for the Lucky" by Jack Schaefer, the author of Shane.