The Gunfighter
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| Directed by | Henry King |
| Produced by | Nunnally Johnson |
| Written by | William Bowers William Sellers |
| Starring | Gregory Peck Helen Westcott Millard Mitchell Jean Parker Karl Malden |
| Release date(s) | June 23, 1950 |
| Language | English |
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The Gunfighter was a 1950 film starring Gregory Peck and Karl Malden. This film was directed by Henry King. It was written by William Bowers and Andre de Toth.
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[edit] Reaction
Reviews for the film are mostly positive. Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer rates the film 100-percent fresh. Writing for the New York Times, Bosley Crowther notes in his June 24, 1950 review "The addicts of Western fiction may find themselves rubbing their eyes and sitting up fast to take notice before five minutes have gone by in Twentieth Century Fox's The Gunfighter, which came to the Roxy yesterday. For suddenly they will discover that they are not keeping company with the usual sort of hero of the commonplace Western at all. Suddenly, indeed, they will discover that they are in the exciting presence of one of the most fascinating Western heroes as ever looked down a six-shooter's barrel." [1]
Singer/Songwriter Bob Dylan referenced scenes from the movie several times in his 1986 song "Brownsville Girl."
[edit] Trivia
- This marked the first time that Karl Malden returned to the big screen in three years.
[edit] Featured cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Gregory Peck | Jimmy Ringo |
| Helen Westcott | Peggy Walsh |
| Millard Mitchell | Marshal Mark Strett |
| Jean Parker | Molly |
| Karl Malden | Mac |
