The Stranger Wore a Gun
| The Stranger Wore a Gun | |
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| Directed by | André DeToth |
| Produced by | Harry Joe Brown |
| Screenplay by | Kenneth Gamet |
| Based on |
"Yankee Gold" 1953 story by John W. Cunningham |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Mischa Bakaleinikoff (uncredited) |
| Cinematography | Lester White |
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Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Stranger Wore a Gun is a 1953 Technicolor Western film directed by Andre DeToth, and starring Randolph Scott and Claire Trevor.[1] Based on the short story "Yankee Gold" by John W. Cunningham, the film is about a former spy who moves to Arizona to join a gold robbery, but reconsiders and decides to change his life. The film is one of the first 3-D western movies; it earned an estimated $1.6 million at the North American box office in 1953.[2] The supporting cast features Joan Weldon, George Macready, Alfonso Bedoya, Lee Marvin and Ernest Borgnine.
Plot
Jeff Travis (Randolph Scott), a former spy for Quantrill's Raiders, rides to Arizona to start a new life. Finding that his reputation has preceded him, crooked Jules Mourret (George Macready) hires him to monitor a series of gold shipments, in preparation for a major robbery. Travis falls in love with Shelby Conroy (Joan Weldon), daughter of freight-line operator Jason Conroy (Pierre Watkin), and decides to turn honest.
Cast
- Randolph Scott as Jeff Travis
- Claire Trevor as Josie Sullivan
- Joan Weldon as Shelby Conroy
- George Macready as Jules Mourret
- Alfonso Bedoya as Degas
- Lee Marvin as Dan Kurth
- Ernest Borgnine as Bull Slager
- Pierre Watkin as Jason Conroy
- Joseph Vitale as Shorty
- Clem Bevans as Jim Martin[3]
Continuity Error
Shortly after the halfway point, Shelby mistakenly calls Randolph's character, "Jeff" who is known to her at this specific time in the movie as, "Mark," in the following line, "Jeff, I know you've done everything you could to help us..."
References
- ↑ "The Stranger Wore a Gun". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
- ↑ "The Top Box Office Hits of 1953", Variety, January 13, 1954.
- ↑ "Full cast and crew for The Stranger Wore a Gun". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
External links
- The Stranger Wore a Gun at the Internet Movie Database
- The Stranger Wore a Gun at the TCM Movie Database
- The Stranger Wore a Gun at AllMovie
- The Stranger Wore a Gun at the American Film Institute Catalog