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Western

Gunfighters

- Zane Grey's great romance of the west.

Gunfighter "Brazos" Kane lays aside his guns "forever" when he is forced to shoot his best friend, and decides to join another friend, Bob Tyrell, as a cowhand on the Inskip ranch. Upon arriving there he finds the bullet-riddled body of his friend. He carries the body to the Banner ranch, the largest in the territory, and is accused by Banner of murdering Tyrell; Banner orders Deputy Sheriff Bill Yount, who is in Banner's pay, to arrest Kane. But Kane has the sympathy of Banner's daughter, Jane, who notifies Inskip of Kane's plight, and Inskip arrives in time to prevent a lynching. Sheriff Kiscade dismisses the murder charge for lack of evidence. Brazos then sets out to find the killer of his friend. Bess Bannister, Jane's sister, is in love with the Banner ranch foreman, Bard Macky, and knowing that Bard killed Tyrell and that Kane will track him down, then hampers Kane's mission somewhat by pretending to be in love with him.

Release Date : 1947-07-15

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Producers-Actors CorporationColumbia Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Randolph Scott

Character Name : Brazos Kane

Original Name : Randolph Scott

Gender : Male

Barbara Britton

Character Name : Bess Banner

Original Name : Barbara Britton

Gender : Female

Dorothy Hart

Character Name : Jane Banner

Original Name : Dorothy Hart

Gender : Female

Bruce Cabot

Character Name : Bard Macky

Original Name : Bruce Cabot

Gender : Male

Charley Grapewin

Character Name : Rancher Inskip

Original Name : Charley Grapewin

Gender : Male

Steven Geray

Character Name : Jose aka Uncle Joe

Original Name : Steven Geray

Gender : Male

Forrest Tucker

Character Name : Ben Orcutt

Original Name : Forrest Tucker

Gender : Male

Charles Kemper

Character Name : Sheriff Kiscaden

Original Name : Charles Kemper

Gender : Male

Grant Withers

Character Name : Deputy Bill Yount

Original Name : Grant Withers

Gender : Male

Griff Barnett

Character Name : Mr. Banner

Original Name : Griff Barnett

Gender : Male

Hank Bell

Character Name : Deputy (uncredited)

Original Name : Hank Bell

Gender : Male

Francis Ford

Character Name : Cook (uncredited)

Original Name : Francis Ford

Gender : Male

Reed Howes

Character Name : Ranch Hand (uncredited)

Original Name : Reed Howes

Gender : Male

Charles Middleton

Character Name : Sheriff #1 (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Middleton

Gender : Male

Brick Sullivan

Character Name : Ranch Hand (uncredited)

Original Name : Brick Sullivan

Gender : Male

Reviews

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John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Nothing left to do but try again. Gunfighters (AKA: The Assassin) is directed by George Waggner and adapted to screenplay by Alan Le May from the novel "Twin Sombreros" written by Zane Grey. It stars Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, Bruce Cabot, Dorothy Hart, Griff Barnett and Forest Tucker. Music is by Rudy Schrager and Gerard Carbonara and cinematography by Fred Jackman Jr. A gunman who has laid down his guns finds that circumstances test him to the limit... It's a familiar formula that any Western film fan can acknowledge as being over used, that's not to say that the right production isn't worth visiting as such, but expectation of something fresh can often lead to dissappointment. Built on solid foundations due to scorching location photography and Randolph Scott prepping himself for greater things in the next decade (see also The Walking Hills 1949), it's a pleasurable piece. It also - via the narrative - isn't afraid to be bold as regards the ultimate decisions made by Scott's Brazos character, giving the pic a darker edge and being all the better for it. Elsewhere, the villains are standard stuff but entertaining regardless, the twin beauties of Britton and Hart have interesting parts to play, and the action scenes are well put together - with the pursuit sequences exciting. Filmed in Cinecolor, it's nice to report this is one of the better photographed Westerns in that format, which is just as well because the Sedona locations are to die for. Not what you would term a keeper, but for Western fans of the era and Scott fans in general, it's worth its salt. 6.5/10

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-07-07

Randolph Scott is "Brazos", an accomplished man with a gun who finds himself accused of the murder of a man on a ranch. Can he prove he is innocent before the law, and the ranch-owner catch up with him? I usually find Scott a bit too sterile in these roles and here is no different. His style of acting is dignified and aloof - and somehow or other that just leaves the adventure element a bit flat. Add to the mix the almost twin-like sisters of "Bess" (Barbara Britton) and "Jane" (Dorothy Hart) and the romantic elements further contribute to the dullness of the whole thing. Bruce Cabot and Forrest Tucker try to inject a touch of menace into the proceedings, but sadly just to little too late to rescue this from mediocrity. Rudy Schrager's score is neither one thing nor the other, either - it dances a line between jollity and peril in an overblown and interfering fashion and all told, we are presented with nothing at all special, here.