Man with the Gun
1955 · Movie · NR · 83 min · ★ 6.2 · 41% critics
A hard-edged stranger rides into a frightened Western town searching for his estranged wife and news of his child. When the locals learn he’s a professional “town tamer,” they hire him to stand up to an unseen landowner’s violent crew—forcing the town to decide how much brutality it’s willing to accept in the name of peace.
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Details
- Years
- 1955
- Release date
- 1955-11-05
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 41/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (54 votes)
About
If you enjoy classic Westerns with a tense, darker edge and a morally gray hired gun cleaning up a scared town, this should hit the spot; Not for you if you want bright, easygoing fare or big surprises like Silver Lode.
Pros: dark, brooding mood; compelling town-tamer setup; strong lead presence | Cons: familiar western formula; uneven villains; talky, uneven pacing
Themes
- marshal
- knife
- dancehall girl
- town tamer
- african american servant
- shooting dog
Cast & crew
Robert Mitchum
as Clint Tollinger
Jan Sterling
as Nelly Bain
Karen Sharpe
as Stella Atkins
Henry Hull
as Marshal Lee Sims
Emile Meyer
as Saul Atkins
John Lupton
as Jeff Castle
Barbara Lawrence
as Ann Wakefield
Ted de Corsia
as "Frenchy" Lescaux
Leo Gordon
as Ed Pinchot
James Westerfield
as Mr. Zender
Directed by Richard Wilson