{"id":3684,"date":"2007-07-16T09:19:01","date_gmt":"2007-07-16T16:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3684"},"modified":"2021-03-13T15:00:12","modified_gmt":"2021-03-13T22:00:12","slug":"gunslinger-1956","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3684","title":{"rendered":"Gunslinger (1956)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;There&#8217;s one thing I mustn&#8217;t forget, and that&#8217;s that we&#8217;re sworn enemies, you and I &#8212; all the moonlight in heaven can&#8217;t change that.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Gunslinger-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Gunslinger-Poster-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-30430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Gunslinger-Poster-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Gunslinger-Poster-128x101.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Gunslinger-Poster.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter her husband is murdered, a woman (Beverly Garland) takes his place as sheriff of Greasewood City. Soon she&#8217;s caught up in a nefarious plot involving a greedy dancehall owner (Allison Hayes) and a hitman (John Ireland).\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>Dick Miller Films<\/li>\n<li>Hitmen<\/li>\n<li>John Ireland Films<\/li>\n<li>Roger Corman Films<\/li>\n<li>Sheriffs<\/li>\n<li>Star-Crossed Lovers<\/li>\n<li>Strong Females<\/li>\n<li>Westerns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nRoger Corman&#8217;s penchant for spending as little time and money as possible while churning out passable entertainment occasionally yielded unexpected cult hits, such as <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=35725\"><em>The Little Shop of Horrors<\/em> (1960)<\/a> (made in just two days) or <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3108\"><em>A Bucket of Blood<\/em> (1959)<\/a>. Just as often, however, his films show ample, unfortunate evidence of his slapdash approach &#8212; and <em>Gunslinger <\/em>is one of these instances. Despite a relatively intriguing premise (the idea of a female sheriff in the Old West has promise):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Gunslinger-Garland.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Gunslinger-Garland.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"526\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Gunslinger-Garland.png 800w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Gunslinger-Garland-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Gunslinger-Garland-128x84.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Gunslinger-Garland-768x505.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Gunslinger-Garland-411x270.png 411w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>this movie is simply a mish-mash of poor acting, sloppy continuity and editing, and a convoluted storyline. Whatever pathos could have been generated between Garland&#8217;s character and the hitman she falls in love with (Ireland) is sublimated into silliness. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Gunslinger-Garland-Ireland2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Gunslinger-Garland-Ireland2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"641\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Gunslinger-Garland-Ireland2.png 1030w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Gunslinger-Garland-Ireland2-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Gunslinger-Garland-Ireland2-1024x637.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Gunslinger-Garland-Ireland2-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Gunslinger-Garland-Ireland2-768x478.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Gunslinger-Garland-Ireland2-434x270.png 434w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even MST3K&#8217;s spoofing can&#8217;t (doesn&#8217;t) turn this clunker into enjoyable viewing. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The (unintentionally) humorous final shoot-out<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Gunslinger-Shootout.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Gunslinger-Shootout.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1033\" height=\"619\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Gunslinger-Shootout.png 1033w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Gunslinger-Shootout-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Gunslinger-Shootout-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Gunslinger-Shootout-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Gunslinger-Shootout-768x460.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Gunslinger-Shootout-451x270.png 451w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1033px) 100vw, 1033px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo. This is definitely one of Corman&#8217;s less successful low-budget outings, and isn&#8217;t worth spending time on. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0049287\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.combustiblecelluloid.com\/digitalwatch\/gunslinger.shtml\">Combustible Celluloid Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s one thing I mustn&#8217;t forget, and that&#8217;s that we&#8217;re sworn enemies, you and I &#8212; all the moonlight in heaven can&#8217;t change that.&#8221; Synopsis: After her husband is murdered, a woman (Beverly Garland) takes his place as sheriff of Greasewood City. Soon she&#8217;s caught up in a nefarious plot involving a greedy dancehall owner (Allison Hayes) and a hitman (John Ireland). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Dick Miller Films Hitmen John Ireland Films Roger Corman Films Sheriffs Star-Crossed Lovers&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3684\"> 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-3684","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\/3684","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=3684"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3684\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70486,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3684\/revisions\/70486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}