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The Fastest Gun Alive (1956) was a Western - Black-and-white Film directed by Russell Rouse and produced by Clarence Greene.

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The Fastest Gun Alive (1956) and Glenn Ford Eaten Up Inside

By 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 3, 2020 From 4 Star Films

“There’s always somebody faster.” – Walter Baldwin as a Blind Man The Fastest Gun Alive chooses to reveal its threat before it offers up anything else. A hulking Broderick Crawford rides into a no-name town flanked by two cronies. He yells into the saloon for some man to come... Read full article


The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)

By Beatrice on May 18, 2016 From Flickers in Time

The Fastest Gun Alive Directed by Russell Rouse Written by Frank D. Gilroy and Russell Rouse from a story by Gilroy 1956/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing/Amazon Instant There are several reasons I did not like this Western, which attempts to have a broader significance a la High Noon or Th... Read full article


The Fastest Gun Alive (1956, Russell Rouse)

on Mar 18, 2009 From The Stop Button

The Fastest Gun Alive–to put it mildly and politely–is a turkey. I thought, given Glenn Ford in the lead, it was going to be at least a decent Western… but it’s not. Ford’s great (more on him later), but the script is atrocious. It’s rare to see a script so fail i... Read full article


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[last lines]
Lou Glover: Must give you a funny feeling to look at your own grave.
Dora Temple: What's down there, Lou?
Lou Glover: Oh, just a coffin full of stones and the reputation of the fastest gun alive.
Dora Temple: And the gun?
George Temple: That's down there, too.
Dora Temple: Well, I guess that takes care of everything.
George Temple: I guess we can go home now.


[George straps on his gunbelt]
Dora Temple: What difference does that make?
George Temple: They've got to know who I am.


[during a bank robbery]
Bank Customer: Vinnie Howard! I thought it was you.
[Howard shoots the customer]
Vinnie Harold: Now you can be positive.


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Also directed by Russell Rouse




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Also produced by Clarence Greene




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Also released in 1956




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