Jeff shoots Slager and escapes as the burning ceiling collapses on Mourret. 2023 Turner Classic Movies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. After Shelby tells Jeff that she and her father are reluctantly closing down the line to prevent more killings, he convinces them to keep the line going a little longer. in the early '40s, and worked with Korda on The Jungle Book (1942)
There is something about the plot of The Stranger Wore a Gun which vaguely prefigures Yojimbo and its spaghetti reincarnations, as Randy plays two gangs off, one against the other. I saw this movie in a naval base movie theatre, in, I think, 1956. by Michael T. Toole, - Mourret has a rival, the Mexican bandit Degas, played quite extraordinarily badly by Alfonso Bedoya. De Toth shot another, much more memorable 3-D picture in 1953 - the Vincent Price horror film House of Wax. One day on the set De Toth asked Borgnine if he could ride. Was it supposed to be entertaining? He directed a few films abroad, the best
"He made a lot of films and drank a lot, even for those times. This means that the characters are closer to each other than they appear, which is why the setting of the show becomes even more important. After the smoke clears, Scott and Macready remain, and they shoot it out in a top-notch . It will be very easy to find any others from this era. 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. Shortly afterward, an attempt is made to stop the stage by Degas' and Mourret's gangs, but Jeff gets the stage away safely. Set Decoration: Frank Tuttle
One of them is Harlan Cobens best-selling mystery-drama, The Stranger. for depicting the Native Americans with more depth than contemporary
Genre: Western Original Language: English Director: Andre de Toth Producer: Harry Joe. After the stage driver Jim is gunned down in a stage robbery, Jeff turns honest again and vows to avenge Jim. Randolph Scott probably was in more westerns than any other Hollywood star and some of those films were purportedly pretty good. Veteran scenarist Kenneth Gamet of several Randolph Scott westerns, including "Coroner Creek" and "Ten Wanted Men," based his screenplay on the story "Yankee Gold" written by "High Noon" author John W. Cunningham. Lee Marvin and Ernest Borgnine are on hand as heavies. It's not quite clear where the stranger is heading until a close pal is murdered by Jules' henchmen. | document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Jeff Arnold 2023 All rights reserved Designed by. affair because he feels stifled in his picture-perfect home (a devoted wife, son,
Scott instigates a feud between Macready and a Mexican bandit. He's incredibly out of place in all of them. He decides to settle in Prescott, Arizona, where he takes a job driving for the Conroy Stage Company. predicted the Nuremberg Trials after the war. No wonder directors are often so worried about how their test audience will respond to their film. You did great. Impressed by Jeff's work for Quantrill, Mourret offers him a job spying on the Conroys to discover how large amounts of gold are being safely transported.
The Stranger Wore a Gun - Rotten Tomatoes Jeff goes after Jules but the fire is too much, trapping Jules. Newcomer Jules is holding a Mexican gang at bay led by the colorful Degas (Alfonso Bedoya). 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. That began a continuing admiration for Lee Marvin,, who could do bad guys, good guys, good guy-bad guy (Cat Ballou), Comedy, Drama, Action, He was a craftsman, and a master at it. Afterward, Shelby asks Jeff to remain in Prescott, but he decides to start a new life with Josie in California.
In the book, the Stranger goes about wrecking peoples lives all over the country. Unfortunately, most spectators, then as now, saw the movie in 2D so they must have wondered what was going on. During the sack of Lawrence we understand that we are watching a 3D movie as a torch is thrown at the camera and then guns are fired directly at us. This is not always death to a film but in this case it seems that no one really knew the point of telling the story. Outside of this minor distraction, the story is a good one concerning the aftermath of Quantrill's Raiders involving one of his spies, Jeff Travis (Randy Scott), who is determined to run away from his past and begin a new life. The film suffers somewhat from the 3-D effects which are kind of lame in the 2-D format we have to suffer on our TV sets. A badman (Randolph Scott) reforms, then tries to disrupt rival outlaws. Verified purchase:
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 Now, you can add The Stranger to this list as well. Connections On one trip, some men confront Jeff about his past connection with Quantrill, and with the help of a stranger, Jeff escapes. Eventually, Scott gets rid of some of the baddies and makes it a nicer place to live. In this movie, as in some of his other ones, Scott portrays a former Confederate soldier. [1] Based on the short story "Yankee Gold" by John W. Cunningham, the film is about a war criminal wanted for the slaughter of women and children who moves to Arizona to join a gold robbery but reconsiders and decides to change his life. Guardian of the Wilderness aka Mountain Man (Sunn Classic Pictures, 1976), Shoot Out at Big Sag (TV pilot, Brennan Productions, 1962). )Those films were based on Dashiell Hammett's novel of 1931. Western 1953 1 hr 23 min. He loved Westerns and directed eleven Western movies, six of them with Randolph Scott. (uncredited) Cinematography by Lester White . And if you go for art, you run the risk of making junk. Whitney, as colorful as a painted backdrop. Well take a look and remove the review if it doesnt follow our guidelines. Director: Andre De Toth
This was odd in a way as he only had one eye and could not appreciate 3D at all. Tired of the limitations he was finding
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The stars keep coming with super heavies Ernest Borgnine and Lee Marvin doing the bidding of fellow Raider Jules Mourret (George Macready). Ride like the wind again., Yeah? Borgnine replied incredulously. Yes Claire Trevor keeps the brouhaha at fever pitch by helping Scott escape from certain death. Randolph Scott, Claire Trevor, Joan Weldon, George Macready, Alfonso Bedoya, Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Roscoe Ates, Herbert Rawlinson, Richard Alexander, . Jeff returns the gold to the Conroys, then in his hotel room confesses to Josie his distress about Jake's brutal murder and his life as an outlaw. Raymond Burr, this story of a bored insurance salesman who embarks on an
Manchester City Centre, Ancoats, St Peters Square and Whalley Range feature in some of the important scenes in the show. Horrendous dialogue, terrible editing (the big gunfight in the mountains is unintelligible until the principals gather to rehash what just happened), and some really bad acting (not so much from Scott, Borgnine, or Marvin, but pretty much everybody else. It's hard to tell if he's a bad guy or a good guy sometimes, as he manipulates two different gangs of unsavory characters. Since he served for a time with the notorious Quantrill's raiders, he has a past to brood over; but as this is a Western, the emphasis is on action, not reflection. See production, box office & company info, Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA. The Stranger Wore a Gun is a 1953 American Western film directed by Andre DeToth and starring Randolph Scott and Claire Trevor. sculptor rebuilding his wax figure collection (destroyed by fire) by making statues out of
The scene now shifts to the Mississippi after the war, where Travis has become a card player on a riverboat. The other 3-D film he directed was "House of Wax.". The Iverson Ranch and Lone Pine locations are attractive and properly Western. However, the powerful Jules Mourret (George Macready), who apparently is a businessman but actually is the leader of a gang of thieves, knows his past and forges documents with a fake identity to give a job in the local Conroy Stage and Freighter Line. Having been shot in 3-D, expect a lot of guns to be pointed at you and sometimes shot, fire coming at the camera, and even rock formations in Lone Pine to appear to have shelves. 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. With Andre de Toth directing, it really should have been something.
claire trevor 31/31 26_152-0=26_152 {3SRN_1SRW}, ernest borgnine* 35/35 32_184-0=32_184 {1LRN_1LRW}. Sometimes both gangs try to rob the stage at the same time so we get an almost farcical coming and going as they end up fighting each other instead.
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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. Like Boetticher, De Toth worked with Scott on five films, so the two must have gotten along pretty well. If they can't lend color to a script, then you know it is a stinker. Its a great place to shoot TV. I mean, come on, he's has to tangle with both Ernest Borgnine and Lee Marvin. He was a man whose shoes shined. Director Andr De Toth Writers Kenneth Gamet (screenplay) John W. Cunningham (based upon"Yankee Gold" by) Stars Randolph Scott Claire Trevor Joan Weldon See production, box office & company info Add to Watchlist 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. CA Privacy Rights The likes of Peaky Blinders, Life on Mars, Darkest Hour and Sherlock Holmes are some of the films and TV shows that have set camp in the city. 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). The next day the Conroy stage arrives carrying Josie and Mexican bandit leader Degas, Mourret's rival, who also anticipates stealing the line's gold transports. Yakima Canutts son Tap is in town too and Franklyn Farnum was on the stage. 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." Critics Association and the publication of his autobiography, Fragments:
It was not until recently that De Toth began to receive
He rides to Prescott, Arizona to start a new life again. Before their respective careers were over, De Toth and Scott would collaborate on Man in the Saddle (1951), Carson City (1952), The Stranger Wore a Gun, Thunder Over the Plains (1953), Riding Shotgun (1954), and The Bounty Hunter (1954). Based on the short story "Yankee Gold" by John M. Cunningham (publication undetermined). Jeff arranges to meet Mourret, whom he recognizes as the stranger who helped him escape the river boat. director of photography (as Lester H. White) To muddy the water a damsel in distress appears, pretty Shelby Conroy (Joan Weldon), who seems shy and innocent. Music: Mischa Bakaleinikoff
There is a hint of a possible romance between Jeff and Shelby, but nothing materializes once Josie, a well-known saddletramp and gambler, arrives and sets up shop in Jules saloon.