The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Written by Jethro Compton
from the short story by Dorothy M. Johnson
Produced & Directed by Brian Newell

A young scholar from New York City travels west in search of a new life he arrives beaten and half-dead on the dusty streets of Twotrees. Rescued from the plains, the town soon becomes his home as he finds the love of a local woman. This love gives him purpose in a broken land, but is it enough to save him from the vicious outlaw who wants him dead

Based on the 1953 short story of the same name by Dorothy M. Johnson which became the basis for the 1962 Paramount Pictures film The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, directed by John Ford, starring James Stewart, Lee Marvin, and John Wayne.