I shall leave you to intuit who wins that. His gang too comprises six men. To muddy the water a damsel in distress appears, pretty Shelby Conroy (Joan Weldon), who seems shy and innocent. Meanwhile, Jeff explains his entire past to the Conroys and, warned by Josie, evades Mourret and the vigilante group. I'd be surprised if nobody got hurt while filming that scene. Marvin is about the best actor after Randy. They meet in Prescott, Arizona with Jason Conroy (Pierre Watkin) and his gorgeous daughter Shelby (Joan Weldon). Jeff Travis (Randolph Scott), a spy for Quantrill's Raiders, leaves when he realizes Quantrill's true nature and enlists in the confederate army. the prosecution's testimony to form the bulk of the film. De Toth shot another, much more memorable 3-D picture in 1953 - the Vincent Price horror film House of Wax. After nearly being killed by a mob on a riverboat, he decides to head west and lands in the middle of a terrible town run by cut-throats. The change in structure not only makes the story more compact but also limits the impact of it by a stretch. When Jeff learns Quantrill intends to keep the spoils instead of using them for the Southern cause, he flees, enlisting in the Confederate Army, where he serves out the remaining war years. Your Privacy Choices, 2019Sony Pictures Digital Productions Inc.All rights reserved. All in all, the film's offbeat style and great ensemble cast make this well worth watching a time or two. When Mourret angrily chastises him later, Jeff explains that he has learned that the next stage will be carrying $25,000 and thus will be a more important robbery. The rest of the movie, and the greater part, is a stage-line story as Randy inveigles his way once more into the confidence of an honest father and daughter, the Conroys (Pierre Watkin and a rather timid Joan Weldon) but this time cant bring himself to betray them. Mourret is unsuccessful trying to steal the money and gold transported by the company but is frequently lured by Jason Conroy (Pierre Watkin); he intends to use Travis to get inside information about the transportation of gold. Refresh your browser window to try again. Amazon.com: The Stranger Wore a Gun [VHS] : Randolph Scott, Claire Trevor, Joan Weldon, George Macready, Alfonso Bedoya, Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Pierre Watkin . With the Union victory, he fears he's a wanted man and heads out West, closely followed by his long-time flame Josie Sullivan (Claire Trevor). early artistic bent, having his first exhibit of paintings and sculpture at Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for The Stranger Wore A Gun 1953 Columbia 11x14" western lobby card Randolph Scott at the best online prices at eBay! In the early sixties film work became increasingly scarce for De Toth and he found himself The Stranger Wore a Gun Cast & Crew Cast; Crew; Randolph Scott Jeff Travis, Associate Producer Claire Trevor Josie Sullivan Joan Weldon Shelby Conroy George Macready Jules Mourret Alfonso Bedoya Degas Lee Marvin Dan Kurth Ernest Borgnine Bull Slager Pierre Watkin Jason Conroy Joseph Vitale Shorty Clem Bevans . director of photography (as Lester H. White) The premise sounded interesting as was seeing how early 3D would fare. and several other films. an uncredited consultant and location scout on David Lean's extravagant Release Calendar DVD & Blu-ray Releases Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets In Theaters Coming Soon Movie News India Movie Spotlight. who report to slippery Mourret (George Macready) in, Fleeing on a riverboat after unintentionally abetting William Clarke Quantrills historic Lawrence (Kansas) Massacre, Travis (Randolph Scott) plays cards with Josie (Claire Trevor, her first scene) and it becomes clear hes been tracked down, Andre De Toth directing, in the originally 3-D, A gold robber tries to reform in the middle of a big heist in. The screenplay was written by Kenneth Gamet, who adapted Yankee Gold by John M Cunningham. Eventually, Scott gets rid of some of the baddies and makes it a nicer place to live. De Toth followed that with a shared Oscar nomination with William Bowers for de Toth earned considerable critical acclaim with the taut, intense noir thriller Pitfall I saw this movie in a naval base movie theatre, in, I think, 1956. "He made a lot of films and drank a lot, even for those times. In fact, none of the characters are at all interesting, compared to the endlessly interesting characters in the Boetticher films. "Full cast and crew for The Stranger Wore a Gun", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Stranger_Wore_a_Gun&oldid=1138471204, This page was last edited on 9 February 2023, at 21:44. These include Lee Marvin, already teamed with Ernest Borgnine, with whom he soon made such an ugly pair of heavies in 'Bad Day at Black Rock' (the two of them vying with Alfonso Bedoya to see who can show the most teeth while grimacing). Sold by: What is the French language plot outline for The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953)? 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. It is also possible to rent "The Stranger Wore a Gun" on Amazon Video, Vudu, Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, YouTube, DIRECTV online . The next day, Mourret sends one of his henchmen, Dan Kurth, to ride with Jeff on the stage, which is ambushed by both Degas and Mourret. Well take a look and remove the review if it doesnt follow our guidelines. But it's not something. Randolph Scott, Claire Trevor, Joan Weldon, George Macready, Alfonso Bedoya, Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Roscoe Ates, Herbert Rawlinson, Richard Alexander, . festivals from Scotland to San Francisco. In its slate of new content for 2020, Netflix has relied a lot on the book to screen adaptations of some popular books as well as some of the lesser-known ones. Jeff remains missing through the night, and the next day Mourret grows anxious upon discovering the townspeople have lost interest in Jeff's capture. | They were both gentlemen, nice people." Unlike other directors who seemed to be dabbling with a new technique, De Scott plays Jeff Travis, a spy for William Quantrill's raiders during the Civil War. Director: Andre De Toth Finally Randy says he is through with guns and goes off to California with Claire. He decides to settle in Prescott, Arizona, where he takes a job driving for the Conroy Stage Company. This was odd in a way as he only had one eye and could not appreciate 3D at all. After the smoke clears, Scott and Macready remain, and they shoot it out in a top-notch action sequence in a flaming saloon. In a way, the film Editor: Gene Havlick, James Sweeney Crooked saloon owner Jules Mouret hires Jeff to monitor a series of gold shipments on the local stage line run by Jason Conroy and his daughter Shelby in preparation for a major robbery. betrayal, the capacity for evil and complexities of human relationships. George Macready, who belongs in things like "Gilda" rather than oaters like this, kept getting shoved into Randolph Scott Westerns (four of them). He directed a few films abroad, the best This situation, however, isn't as interesting as the rest of the film, since lovers in Westerns seldom fling items at the camera while coping with spurned affections. Afterward, Shelby asks Jeff to remain in Prescott, but he decides to start a new life with Josie in California. The jumbo-sized boulders seem made of stucco and the Sierra Nevadas in the background include Mt. brian2156. (from The Films of Randolph Scott by Robert Nott). He was a man whose shoes shined. Not terribly original. The Indian Fighter (1955) an exciting Kirk Douglas vehicle about a 'The Stranger Wore a Gun' did have a good deal of potential. Randy rides his fancy palomino Stardust and on one occasion shoots Lee Marvins hat off. There is some really incredible architecture in the region that looks great on-screen.. Terms of Use It stars Randolph Scott, Claire Trevor, Joan Weldon, George Macready, Alfonso Bedoya, Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine and Pierre Watkin. One day on the set De Toth asked Borgnine if he could ride. The rocks themselves are studded with bolts and adhesions of cement left over from early productions, which date back at least to "Gunga Din." affair because he feels stifled in his picture-perfect home (a devoted wife, son, Stranger Wore A Gun, The (1953) -- (Movie Clip) William Clarke Quantrill, Stranger Wore a Gun, The - (Original Trailer), Stranger Wore A Gun, The (1953) -- (Movie Clip) You Ride A Careless Horse, Stranger Wore A Gun, The (1953) -- (Movie Clip) Thieves, Cutthroats And Murderers, Jul Jules shoots Degas and tries to rob the stage but is stopped when Jeff kicks Dan off and returns to town. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Jeff Arnold 2023 All rights reserved Designed by. During the American Civil War, the Quantrill's raiders use the spy Jeff Travis (Randolph Scott) to plunder the city of Lawrence, in Kansas, and Travis leaves Quantrill when he sees the massacre of the town. When that stage is attacked and the driver, Shelby's uncle Jake, is tortured and killed in an attempt to find the gold, Jeff guiltily reconsiders his association with Mourret. According to information in the file on the film in the MPAA/PCA Collection at the AMPAS Library, the script was originally rejected because of its "shocking violence(and) acts of vicious brutality and gruesomeness." See production, box office & company info, Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA. If they can't lend color to a script, then you know it is a stinker. Tired of the limitations he was finding Randolph Scott is on hand, however, to amble around in the laconic, aw-shucks way that more or less served as his B-Western calling card for several lucrative years. Scott instigates a feud between Macready and a Mexican bandit. Scott instigates a feud between Macready and a Mexican bandit. Didnt they know that they should have had seven each? A spy used in the infamous Quantrill raid on Lawrence, Kansas (Randolph Scott), flees to Prescott, Arizona, after the war and gets mixed up with a shady gang of stagecoach robbers (led by George Macready). (1944), launched his Hollywood career. Manchester has also served as the filming location of another Netflix series based on Cobens book starring Michael C. Hall, Safe. At least they didnt ride those fake horses in the studio. (1944-1952) with whom he had two children. Books and TV are a different poison. Jeff then has to inform Mouret about the shipment, and then his thugs - Lee Marvin and Ernest Borgnine - intercept the shipment, but Jeff changes sides when one of the jehu's (stagecoach driver) gets killed. He rides to Prescott, Arizona to start a new life, and ends up working for the crooked saloon owner Jules Mouret (George Macready). Scott and Marvin have a proper quick-draw showdown. Shelby: Joan Weldon. Ones that were watchable at least for namely Scott but not must sees. The locale also works into the story so deep that a number of things in the book had to be changed. With Andre de Toth directing, it really should have been something. pre-owned Which had advantages, but no surprises." It was directed by Andr de Toth, too. However, in its adaptation, Netflix takes it to the other side of the pond, which not only warrants a lot of change in the backdrop of the scenes but also in the story as a whole. Technicolor/3-Dimension production, music is by Mischa Bakaleinikoff and cinematography by Lester White. When his plan to have another gang get. They've been making movies up there for years. Although De Toth shows his usual flair for physical actionriding, shooting, and fist-fighting, Gamet's script comes up lame because he gives the good guy charactersthe father & daughter who run a stagecoach/freighting outfitthe short shrift. showers twice a day, I believe. When Weldon reminded her that they had done a film together, The Stranger Wore a Gun, Trevor said, Remember you? To view this content, please use one of the following compatible browsers: A gold robber tries to reform in the middle of a big heist. The next morning in the saloon Jeff faces off with Jules and Bull in the saloon. Soundtracks, Although the film was another 3-D film by director Andre De Toth, he only had one eye and would never be able to see the result of the process. He immigrated to the US in 1942 and directed his first film there in 1944. The picture opens with the historically infamous attack on Lawrence, Kansas by Quantrill's Raiders in 1863, and the shadow of that event hangs over the character of Lieutenant Jeff Travis (Randolph Scott) for the remainder of the story. In reality the stranger with gun savvy is working with a strong willed loyalist(George Macready) to the Confederation trying to discover where scads of gold is being hid. many, this film best articulated many of the recurring themes in De Toth's Was it supposed to be entertaining? TV Shows. Manchester served as the main filming location, but the crew also took to Bolton and Stockport to film additional scenes. Here, as in all his movies, Scott is a shrewd, brave, and essentially gentlemanly survivor who fights fair and he is a character whom you like--I did, anyway. In any case she saves him when Yankees recognize him as the spy of Lawrence. Western. He enlists in the Confederate Army as a legitimate soldier. ", Scott, Marvin, Borgnine: Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda. I thought, facetiously, "Boy oscar is written oll over that!" Shelby and her father bid them goodbye. The Stranger Wore a Gun is directed by Andre De Toth and adapted to screenplay by Kenneth Gamet from the story Yankee Gold written by John W. Cunningham. Places in Stockport like The Plaza and the Market Place also feature in some of the scenes of the show. The Stranger Wore a Gun - Full Cast & Crew 1953 1 hr 23 mins NR Watchlist Where to Watch A badman (Randolph Scott) reforms, then tries to disrupt rival outlaws. The stars keep coming with super heavies Ernest Borgnine and Lee Marvin doing the bidding of fellow Raider Jules Mourret (George Macready). claire trevor 31/31 26_152-0=26_152 {3SRN_1SRW}, ernest borgnine* 35/35 32_184-0=32_184 {1LRN_1LRW}. starblindbooks, Am very pleased with the condition of this old movie. Soon enough, he learns that the town is now . The attempts at 3-D effects are pretty laughable in their earnestness, and for an action movie, an awful lot of the actual action occurs just off-screen -- saving money on stuntmen and stagecoaches, I suppose, but diluting the feel of the down-and-dirty Western this clearly wants to be taken for. The last few years of which was the World War II action film Play Dirty (1968), examine his actions was fascinating in its structure: Set after the war's Somewhat of a mentor to him as well as lover is the soiled dove Josie Sullivan, played knowingly by Claire Trevor. Jeff Travis, serving as an advance . James Millican is Quantrill in this one, a bloodthirsty crook who disgusts Randy, obliging him to abandon the guerrillas and he enlists in the official Confederate army instead (maybe a reference to Cole Younger). In 1939, he went to I have a feeling that a lot of The Stranger Wore a Gun was left on the cutting room floor and if someone's ever interested in a director's cut it might explain some of the holes in this story. Source for information on The Stranger Wore a Gun: VideoHound's Golden . When a fight breaks out between the men, Josie throws a kerosene lamp at Mourret, and the saloon bursts into flames. Screenplay: Kenneth Gamet Movies. The other 3-D film he directed was "House of Wax.". And Claire Trevor, so wonderful in "Dead End" and "Key Largo," is wasted here and one's heart goes out to the Oscar-winning actress for having to do such pot-boiling dreck as this a scant five years after winning that Oscar. Holding the reins sat the stunt man while 20 yards away, sitting in a canvas chair, sat Scott, all dressed in his cowboy outfit, with legs crossed, reading The Wall Street Journal." a propaganda thriller about the Nazis wanting to bomb the Suez Canal. predicted the Nuremberg Trials after the war. Armitages character is not the only one who receives a shocking revelation from a person they know nothing about. An ex-Confederate spy for the Quantrill's Raiders, torched and looted mercilessly for the "Confederate cause" during the Civil War. Synopsis: Having been a spy for Quantrill's raiders during the Civil War, Jeff Travis thinking himself a wanted man, flees to Prescott Arizona where he runs into Jules Mourret who knows of his past. NR. (In 1935 with George Raft and 1942 with Alan Ladd. I dont even remember the film., Your email address will not be published. During the American Civil War, renegade Confederate officer William Clark Quantrill and his raiders unleash a savage attack against the city of Lawrence, Kansas. Randolph Scott plays the morally gray lead with Ernest Borgnine and a fully dark haired Lee Marvey as key heavies for George MacReady's outlaw kingpin, who wants to recruit Scott into his enterprise. Gene Nelson and excellent location shooting on the streets of Los Angeles; He takes a job on the stage line that Mourret is trying to steal gold from. budget western about an outlaw (Burl Ives) and his gang taking over taking a The story starts in the Civil War when Jeff Travis (Randy) is a spy for Quantrill in Lawrence. View cart for details. It was a good combination. Randolph Scott heads out to Arizona and takes up with George Macready. Western 1953 1 hr 23 min. Oh well, there goes another prejudice. Connections | Its a great place to shoot TV. He decides to settle in Prescott . Jeff goes after Jules but the fire is too much, trapping Jules. Travis leaves Quantrill and heads west to Arizona, where he takes a job spying for a stage company trying to protect their gold shipments. Jeff arranges to meet Mourret, whom he recognizes as the stranger who helped him escape the river boat. haunting character study of a killer (Gregory Peck) trying to live down his Stranger Things star Natalia Dyer attended the Saint Laurent Womenswear Fall/Winter 2023-2024 show, which took place as part of Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday.. There is a great cast and production team with strong credentials lined up and we are all looking forward to starting filming in Manchester., Last day filming #TheStranger lovely experience a great cast, fabulous crew and I just love Manchester pic.twitter.com/ebg2FI8QBx, Anthony Stewart Head (@AnthonySHead) August 2, 2019, The crew was spotted filming in places all over the city. Soon the war ends and Scott is hated for his war record and people don't want to give him a chance. Lee Marvin, as he was dying from having been shot by this amazingly slow lawman (Randolph Scott), looked down at his two hands, as if to say, "Hands -- how could you have failed me".

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