{"id":37329,"date":"2016-09-09T20:18:36","date_gmt":"2016-09-10T03:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=37329"},"modified":"2022-09-25T18:59:12","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T01:59:12","slug":"gunfighter-the-1950","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=37329","title":{"rendered":"Gunfighter, The (1950)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;It&#8217;s a fine life, ain&#8217;t it? Just trying to stay alive.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Gunfighter-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Gunfighter-Poster-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-37339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Gunfighter-Poster-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Gunfighter-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Gunfighter-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter killing a young upstart (Richard Jaeckel) in self-defense, notorious gunfighter Jimmy Ringo (Gregory Peck) flees to the town of Cayenne, where he hopes to reconnect with his estranged wife (Helen Westcott) and son. The town&#8217;s marshal (Millard Mitchell) allows Ringo to enjoy drinks provided by a sympathetic bartender (Karl Malden), while a saloon singer (Jean Parker) agrees to help him connect with Westcott &#8212; but Jaeckel&#8217;s three brothers are out for revenge, and the local hotshot (Skip Homeier) is eager to prove his mettle against the &#8220;fastest gun in the west&#8221;.\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>Gregory Peck Films<\/li>\n<li>Henry King Films<\/li>\n<li>Jean Parker Films<\/li>\n<li>Karl Malden Films<\/li>\n<li>Revenge<\/li>\n<li>Richard Jaeckel Films<\/li>\n<li>Westerns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nHenry King directed this highly effective, economically paced tale of a talented gunfighter desperate to leave his past behind but literally haunted by his own prowess. Because Peck kills Jaeckel in self-defense &#8212; and does everything he can to try to prevent the killing &#8212; it&#8217;s easy enough to maintain empathy for his plight, and simply gloss over the lurid reality of how he came to his notoriety. Much like <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=27628\"><em>High Noon<\/em> (1952)<\/a>, <em>The Gunfighter<\/em> takes place within a concentrated span of time, with a deadline of sorts looming and menace lurking around every corner; tension builds as more and more people (mostly awe-struck kids) gather outside Malden&#8217;s saloon (reminiscent of <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=36407\"><em>Dog Day Afternoon<\/em><\/a>), and Peck wearily waits for resolution of some kind. This one is well worth a look.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gregory Peck as Jimmy Ringo<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Gunfighter-Peck.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Gunfighter-Peck.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Gunfighter-Peck.jpg 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Gunfighter-Peck-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Gunfighter-Peck-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Arthur Miller&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Gunfighter-Still.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Gunfighter-Still.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Gunfighter-Still.jpg 544w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Gunfighter-Still-128x94.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Gunfighter-Still-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a fine, underrated genre flick. Listed as a film with Historical Importance in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0042531\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s2578evil.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/us\/film\/the-gunfighter\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a fine life, ain&#8217;t it? Just trying to stay alive.&#8221; Synopsis: After killing a young upstart (Richard Jaeckel) in self-defense, notorious gunfighter Jimmy Ringo (Gregory Peck) flees to the town of Cayenne, where he hopes to reconnect with his estranged wife (Helen Westcott) and son. The town&#8217;s marshal (Millard Mitchell) allows Ringo to enjoy drinks provided by a sympathetic bartender (Karl Malden), while a saloon singer (Jean Parker) agrees to help him connect with Westcott &#8212; but Jaeckel&#8217;s three&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=37329\"> 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":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37329","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\/37329","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=37329"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37329\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87658,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37329\/revisions\/87658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=37329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=37329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}