{"id":16306,"date":"2011-04-25T13:45:45","date_gmt":"2011-04-25T20:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=16306"},"modified":"2023-09-16T10:13:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T17:13:30","slug":"gunmans-walk-1958","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=16306","title":{"rendered":"Gunman&#8217;s Walk (1958)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Ed&#8217;s just got to prove he&#8217;s as good as Lee ever was &#8212; he can&#8217;t stand being second best.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Gunmans-Walk-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Gunmans-Walk-Poster-193x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-65419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Gunmans-Walk-Poster-193x300.png 193w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Gunmans-Walk-Poster-660x1024.png 660w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Gunmans-Walk-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Gunmans-Walk-Poster-174x270.png 174w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Gunmans-Walk-Poster.png 673w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen the trigger-happy son (Tab Hunter) of a cattle rancher (Van Heflin) is accused of murder, his brother (James Darren) &#8212; in love with the victim&#8217;s &#8220;half-breed&#8221; sister (Kathryn Grant) &#8212; finds his loyalties conflicted.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cross-Cultural Romance<\/li>\n<li>Father and Child<\/li>\n<li>Native Americans<\/li>\n<li>Phil Karlson Films<\/li>\n<li>Race Relations<\/li>\n<li>Ranchers<\/li>\n<li>Tab Hunter Films<\/li>\n<li>Van Heflin Films<\/li>\n<li>Westerns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAs noted in Mike Grost&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/mikegrost.com\/karlson.htm\">analytical overview of Phil Karlson&#8217;s films<\/a>, <em>Gunman&#8217;s Walk<\/em> accurately reflects the sentiments and concerns of both its director &#8212; in the way it shows &#8220;the effects of hate and violence poisoning people&#8217;s characters&#8221; &#8212; and its screenwriter, Frank Nugent (whose concern with racial prejudice was evident as well in his screenplays for both <em>The Searchers<\/em> and <em>Sergeant Rutledge<\/em>). Indeed, <em>Gunman&#8217;s Walk<\/em> is a surprisingly hard-hitting western which touches on some challenging themes &#8212; notably, the need to scale back on violence and machismo in a newly evolving West, and the enduring legacy of racial prejudice against Native Americans. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Gunmans-Walk-Father-Son.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Gunmans-Walk-Father-Son-1024x388.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"243\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Gunmans-Walk-Father-Son-1024x388.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Gunmans-Walk-Father-Son-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Gunmans-Walk-Father-Son-128x48.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Gunmans-Walk-Father-Son-768x291.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Gunmans-Walk-Father-Son-1536x582.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Gunmans-Walk-Father-Son-604x229.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Gunmans-Walk-Father-Son.png 1851w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is ultimately a film about cognitive dissonance, given that all three leading male characters must deal with uncomfortable facts they don&#8217;t want to have to face. Van Heflin gives an excellent performance in the central role as a father who understands (and even admires) his son&#8217;s gun-loving ways, but slowly realizes he can no longer support him unconditionally; meanwhile, teen heartthrob Tab Hunter is believably hot-headed as Ed Hackett, and James Darren does a fine job as his conflicted brother. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Gunmans-Walk-Hunter.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Gunmans-Walk-Hunter-1024x395.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Gunmans-Walk-Hunter-1024x395.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Gunmans-Walk-Hunter-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Gunmans-Walk-Hunter-128x49.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Gunmans-Walk-Hunter-768x296.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Gunmans-Walk-Hunter-1536x592.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Gunmans-Walk-Hunter-604x233.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Gunmans-Walk-Hunter.png 1829w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This one is definitely worth seeking out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Van Heflin as Lee Hackett<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Gunmans-Walk-Heflin2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Gunmans-Walk-Heflin2-1024x403.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"252\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Gunmans-Walk-Heflin2-1024x403.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Gunmans-Walk-Heflin2-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Gunmans-Walk-Heflin2-128x50.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Gunmans-Walk-Heflin2-768x302.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Gunmans-Walk-Heflin2-1536x604.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Gunmans-Walk-Heflin2-604x238.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Gunmans-Walk-Heflin2.png 1843w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Frank S. Nugent&#8217;s smart script<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, for Heflin&#8217;s memorable performance. Listed as a Cult Movie in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Noteworthy Performance(s)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0051690\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mikegrost.com\/karlson.htm\">Films of Phil Karlson Review (scroll down)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nativeamerican.co.uk\/gunmanswalk.html\">Native American Film Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/gunmans-walk\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Ed&#8217;s just got to prove he&#8217;s as good as Lee ever was &#8212; he can&#8217;t stand being second best.&#8221; Synopsis: When the trigger-happy son (Tab Hunter) of a cattle rancher (Van Heflin) is accused of murder, his brother (James Darren) &#8212; in love with the victim&#8217;s &#8220;half-breed&#8221; sister (Kathryn Grant) &#8212; finds his loyalties conflicted. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cross-Cultural Romance Father and Child Native Americans Phil Karlson Films Race Relations Ranchers Tab Hunter Films Van Heflin Films Westerns&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=16306\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16306"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91667,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16306\/revisions\/91667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}