The Gunfighter (1950) | |
| Director(s) | Henry King |
| Producer(s) | Nunnally Johnson |
| Top Genres | Drama, Western |
| Top Topics | Gunfighters |
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The Gunfighter (1950) was a Western - Drama Film directed by Henry King and produced by Nunnally Johnson.
Academy Awards 1950 --- Ceremony Number 23 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Writing | William Bowers, Andre de Toth | Nominated |
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A Shadow of Death Lingers Over "The Gunfighter"
By Rick29 on Aug 10, 2017 From Classic Film & TV CafeReleased in 1950--the same year as Winchester '73--Henry King's The Gunfighter helped usher in the "adult Western" genre. From its simple title to star Gregory Peck's authentic mustache, this character study works hard to differentiate itself from conventional oaters. Peck plays Jimmy Ringo, a gu... Read full article
A Shadow of Death Lingers Over "The Gunfighter"
By Rick29 on Aug 10, 2017 From Classic Film & TV CafeReleased in 1950--the same year as Winchester '73--Henry King's The Gunfighter helped usher in the "adult Western" genre. From its simple title to star Gregory Peck's authentic mustache, this character study works hard to differentiate itself from conventional oaters. Peck plays Jimmy Ringo, a gu... Read full article
The Gunfighter (1950)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Jan 6, 2017 From 4 Star Films“Ringo don’t look so tough?to me.” Those are the words that propagate a legend and simultaneously?follow notorious gunman Jimmy Ringo wherever he goes. There’s always some impetuous kid looking to have it out with him and every time it’s the same result. The kid never l... Read full article
Review: The Gunfighter (1950)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Jan 6, 2017 From 4 Star Films“Ringo don’t look so tough?to me.” Those are the words that propagate a legend and simultaneously?follow notorious gunman Jimmy Ringo wherever he goes. There’s always some impetuous kid looking to have it out with him and every time it’s the same result. The kid never l... Read full article
The Gunfighter (1950)
By Beatrice on Jun 24, 2015 From Flickers in TimeThe Gunfighter Directed by Henry King Written by William Bowers and William Sellers; story by Bowers and Andr? de Toth 1950/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation First viewing/Amazon Instant This is a very solid Western character study of a gunman who can’t seem to put down his guns. ... Read full article
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Quotes from
Hunt Bromley: I'll be seein' ya, Mister Ringo...
Jimmy Ringo: All the way outside, sonny.
Jimmy Ringo: You're Hunt Bromley, ain't ya?
Hunt Bromley: Yeah... you heard of me already?
Jimmy Ringo: Yeah, I heard about you. I heard you're a cheap, no-good bar-room loafer. If I didn't have somethin' else on my mind I'd take them guns away from ya and slap ya cross-eyed.
Jimmy Ringo: How come I've got to run into a squirt like you nearly every place I go these days? What are you trying to do? Show off for your friends?
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Facts about
The studio hated Gregory Peck's authentic period mustache. In fact, the head of production at Fox, Spyros P. Skouras, was out of town when production began. By the time he got back, so much of the film had been shot that it was too late to order Peck to shave it off and re-shoot. After the film did not do well at the box office, Skouras ran into Peck and he reportedly said, "That mustache cost us millions".
Based on the life and exploits of an actual western gunslinger named John Ringo, a distant cousin of the outlaw Younger family. The real Ringo was a ruthless murderer and survivor of the infamous gunfight at the OK Corral, against (Dr.) John Holliday, Wyatt Earp and the Earp brothers. Also unlike the movie's account, the actual John Ringo--his real name--suffered a severe bout of melancholy following a visit to his family in California in July of 1882 and went on a monumental ten-day alcoholic binge, which climaxed when he sat down under an oak tree, drew his gun and used it to commit suicide.
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