Gun the Man Down
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Gun the Man Down | |
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Directed by | Andrew V. McLaglen |
Screenplay by | Burt Kennedy |
Story by | Sam C. Freedle |
Produced by | Robert E. Morrison |
Starring | James Arness Angie Dickinson |
Cinematography | William H. Clothier |
Edited by | Everett Sutherland |
Music by | Henry Vars |
Production company | |
Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Gun the Man Down is a 1956 American western film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and starring James Arness and Angie Dickinson in her first leading role. The film was produced by Robert E. Morrison for his brother John Wayne's company Batjac Productions. It was the second theatrical feature directed by McLaglen, who was a prolific director of television westerns.
Plot
Three outlaws rob a bank, but one of them is wounded. His two partners kidnap his girlfriend, take his share of the money and run off, leaving him to be captured by the sheriff. One year later, after he gets out of prison, he goes in search of his double-crossing partners and his girlfriend. He finds them in a semi-deserted, run-down town, but instead of killing them right away, he decides to play cat-and-mouse with them first.
Cast
- James Arness as Remington "Rem" Anderson
- Angie Dickinson as Janice
- Emile Meyer as Sheriff Morton
- Robert J. Wilke as Matt Rankin
- Harry Carey, Jr.as Deputy Lee
- Don Megowan as Ralph Farley
- Michael Emmet as Billy Deal
- Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez as hotel man
- Robert Hinkle as Second Sheriff (uncredited)
- Al Haskell as posse rider (uncredited)
- Frank Fenton as Sheriff leading posse (uncredited)
Production notes
Gun the Man Down remains arguably most notable for containing actress
Andrew V. McLaglen, the film's director, was the son of actor and former boxer Victor McLaglen, and went on to direct ninety-six episodes of Gunsmoke starring James Arness, as well as five movies starring John Wayne, among many others. Gun the Man Down also remains notable for being the first of many westerns McLaglen directed.
This was also the second screenplay by Burt Kennedy, who became a prolific writer of westerns, particularly those directed by Budd Boetticher, before becoming a director himself in the 1960s.
External links
- Gun the Man Down at IMDb
- Gun the Man Down at the TCM Movie Database