The Gunfighter

May 26, 1950

1h 25m

★ 7.3

His only friend was his gun... His only refuge - a woman's heart!

Overview

The fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

The Gunfighter Trailers

Cast

Jimmy Ringo

Gregory Peck

Peggy Walsh

Helen Westcott

Marshal Mark Strett

Millard Mitchell

Molly

Jean Parker

Mac

Karl Malden

Hunt Bromley

Skip Homeier

Deputy Charlie Norris

Anthony Ross

Mrs. August Pennyfeather

Verna Felton

Mrs. Devlin

Ellen Corby

Eddie

Richard Jaeckel

Townsman at Funeral (uncredited)

Victor Adamson

Townsman at Funeral (uncredited)

Murray Alper

A man tricked into enlisting in the Confederate army is later thrown into a hellish stockade on desertion charges. He eventually breaks out of the prison camp, reunites with his old partner and sets out to kill the man who was responsible for his being in the camp in the first place. However, after accidentally killing a Confederate officer, he finds himself pursued by a gang of vicious bounty hunters intent on collecting the reward put up by the dead officer's widow.

4.0

Frontier Days

Dec 8, 1945

U.S. Marshal Clay Stacy brings law and order to a frontier community terrorized by an old Nemesis.

6.1

Forsaken

Sep 16, 2015

John Henry returns to his hometown in hopes of repairing his relationship with his estranged father, but a local gang is terrorizing the town. John Henry is the only one who can stop them, however he has abandoned both his gun and reputation as a fearless quick-draw killer.

5.6

West of Hot Dog

Dec 30, 1924

Stan travels to the small town of Hot Dog to collect an inheritance. He learns his late uncle left him everything - but in the event of Stan's death it all goes to his two outlaw cousins.

6.4

Trail Street

Feb 19, 1947

Bat Masterson cleans up Liberal, Kansas.

4.0

Dead Man's Gold

Sep 9, 1948

When rancher Jim Thornton discovers gold in Gold Valley, he sends for Lash and Fuzzy to protect his treasure from a band of gunslingers.

0.0

The Lost Trail

Oct 19, 1945

Having briefly abandoned his standard "Nevada Jack McKenzie" characterization in Flame of the West, cowboy star Johnny Mack Brown was back as Nevada Jack in Monogram's The Lost Trail. Vowing to bring in a gang of stagecoach outlaws, Nevada redoubles his efforts when he learns that the owner of the stagecoach line is pretty Jane Burns (Jennifer Holt).

5.9

Fasthand

Oct 29, 1973

Macedo, bloodthirsty leader of a gang of Confederates shoots the captain of the Northerners, Jeff Mallighan, known as "Fast Hand", shattering his right hand. Jeff, wounded on the ground, could not see the face of the villain, but his silver spurs have stuck in his mind as well as his unique gun. Some time after this event Macedo continues with his misdeeds, however, a mysterious horseman dressed in black will stand in his way.

0.0

The Lion's Den

Jul 7, 1936

Merwin hires Barton to fight Welsh, but when Barton arrives in town, Welsh mistakes him for the hired killer Single-Shot Smith. Figuring he can help Merwin by being part of Welsh's gang he hires on as Single-Shot. But soon the real Single-Shot appears.

7.0

Silver Canyon

Jun 19, 1951

At the close of the Civil War, a band of Southern guerillas disguised themselves as Union soldiers, the better to perform acts of sabotage in Utah. Autry plays a cavalry scout who goes after guerilla leader McQuarrie.

6.2

Three Bullets for Ringo

Mar 16, 1966

Pre-American Civil War Ringo and his friends rescue a young woman from kidnappers. Ringo later marries her. With the coming of the civil War Ringo finds himself at odds with one of his friends, Frank, who has joined The South and is now in the pay of a crooked Mayor....

6.1

The Lone Ranger

Feb 25, 1956

The territorial governor asks the Lone Ranger to investigate mysterious raids on settlers by Indians who ride with saddles. Wealthy rancher Reese Kilgore wants to mine silver on Spirit Mountain which is sacred to the Indians.

5.3

Copper Canyon

Nov 15, 1950

A group of copper miners, Southern veterans, are terrorized by local rebel-haters, led by deputy Lane Travis. The miners ask stage sharpshooter Johnny Carter to help them, under the impression that he is the legendary Colonel Desmond. It seems they're wrong; but Johnny's show comes to Coppertown and Johnny romances lovely gambler Lisa Roselle, whom the miners believe is at the center of their troubles.

5.0

Santa Fe Saddlemates

Jun 1, 1945

Governor Price sends Sunset Carson to investigate a smuggling ring which is baffling the Border Patrol. Newspaper woman Ann Morton is working incognito in the saloon waiting for a break on ...