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

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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

The simple story has the pair coming to the rescue of peace-loving Mormons when land-hungry Major Harriman sends his bullies to harass them into giving up their fertile valley. Trinity and Bambino manage to save the Mormons and send the bad guys packing with slapstick humor instead of excessive violence, saving the day.

7.4

The Great Silence

Nov 22, 1968

A mute gunslinger fights in the defense of a group of outlaws and a vengeful young widow, against a group of ruthless bounty hunters.

7.7

High Noon

Jun 9, 1952

Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train. Knowing the outlaw and his gang are coming to kill him, Kane is determined to stand his ground, so he attempts to gather a posse from among the local townspeople.

7.8

Rio Bravo

Mar 18, 1959

A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.

0.0

Rolling Down the Great Divide

Apr 24, 1942

A ring of cattle thieves uses short-wave radio to communicate with each other. A trio of range detectives must find a way to capture the gang.

6.3

Tom Horn

Mar 28, 1980

A renowned former army scout is hired by ranchers to hunt down rustlers but finds himself on trial for the murder of a boy when he carries out his job too well. Tom Horn finds that the simple skills he knows are of no help in dealing with the ambitions of ranchers and corrupt officials as progress marches over him and the old west.

6.1

The Legend of Zorro

Oct 24, 2005

Despite trying to keep his swashbuckling to a minimum, a threat to California's pending statehood causes the adventure-loving Don Alejandro de la Vega and his wife, Elena, to take action.

6.6

Will Penny

Dec 19, 1967

Will Penny, an aging cowpoke, takes a job on a ranch which requires him to ride the line of the property looking for trespassers or, worse, squatters. He finds that his cabin in the high mountains has been appropriated by a woman whose guide to Oregon has deserted her and her son. Too ashamed to kick mother and child out just as the bitter winter of the mountains sets in, he agrees to share the cabin until the spring thaw. But it isn't just the snow that slowly thaws; the lonely man and woman soon forget their mutual hostility and start developing a deep love for one another.

6.8

Westworld

Aug 15, 1973

Delos is a futuristic amusement park that features themed worlds—ancient Rome, Medieval times and the Old West—populated by human-like androids. After two patrons have a run-in with a menacing gunslinger in West World, the androids at Delos all begin to malfunction, causing havoc throughout the park.

6.9

Hidalgo

Feb 4, 2004

Set in 1890, this is the story of a Pony Express courier who travels to Arabia to compete with his horse, Hidalgo, in a dangerous race for a massive contest prize, in an adventure that sends the pair around the world...

7.2

Open Range

Aug 11, 2003

A former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a corrupt lawman.

7.4

My Darling Clementine

Oct 17, 1946

Three brothers stop off for a night in the town of Tombstone. The next morning they find one of their brothers dead and their cattle stolen. They decide to take revenge on the culprits.

7.4

Shane

Apr 23, 1953

A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.

5.3

Wild Wild West

Jun 30, 1999

Legless Southern inventor Dr. Arliss Loveless plans to rekindle the Civil War by assassinating President Ulysses S. Grant. Only two men can stop him: gunfighter James West and master-of-disguise and inventor Artemus Gordon. The two must team up to thwart Loveless' plans.

6.4

Shanghai Noon

May 26, 2000

Chon Wang, a clumsy imperial guard, trails Princess Pei Pei when she's kidnapped from the Forbidden City and transported to America. Wang follows her captors to Nevada, where he teams up with an unlikely partner, outcast outlaw Roy O'Bannon, and tries to spring the princess from her imprisonment.

7.2

Pale Rider

Jun 28, 1985

A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land.

0.0

Ramsbottom Rides Again

Apr 30, 1956

Bill Ramsbottom sells his English pub and drags his family off to Canada where he has inherited a ranch from his grandfather Wild Bill Ramsbottom. He ends up tangling with outlaw Black Jake, an Indian chief Blue Eagle, and the local law.