The Lone Gun

1954

1h 16m

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5.4/10

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Cruze arrives in town and when he stands up to the three Moran brothers, he gets appointed Marshal. First the brothers kill a rancher while framing another man. But when the jailer is murdered, Cruze gets evidence the Morans did it. He tries to raise a posse to chase them down but the townsmen refuse to go. So he rides off by himself to face the three of them.

Directors

Ray Nazarro

Writers

Richard Schayer(screenplay by)

Don Martin(screenplay by)

L.L. Foreman(story by)

Stars

George Montgomery

Dorothy Malone

Frank Faylen

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Cruze

Charlotte Downing

Fairweather

Tray Moran

Cass Downing

Gad Moran

Bartender

Mayor Booth

Hort Moran (as Robert Wilke)

Chuck Roberson

Luke (uncredited)

Directors

Ray Nazarro

Writers

Richard Schayer(screenplay by)

Don Martin(screenplay by)

L.L. Foreman(story by)

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6/10

Cruze Missile and the Three of Spades. The Lone Gun is directed by Ray Nazarro and written by Don Martin, Richard Schayer and L. L. Freeman. It stars George Montgomery, Dorothy Malone, Neville Brand, Frank Faylen, Skip Homeier, Robert Wilke, Douglas Kennedy and Fay Roope. Music is by Irving Getz and cinematography by Lester White (color by Color Corporation of America). "The history of any frontier region . . . such as the great expanses of the new State of Texas . . . offered many examples of the strange way in which a few men of great evil could dominate whole communities of well meaning, but passive citizens... ...And examples, too, of men who rode out alone for law and order, with badges on their vests and handcuffs in their pockets . . . playing a lone gun against great odds" It is pretty much as one would expect for a 50s "B" Western, there's nothing remotely new here, it's a good old honest Oater where a good man takes up a law badge in a town that doesn't deserve him, he takes on the bad guys and there's a pretty lady on his mind. Cue fisticuffs and shootings (including a particularly cold blooded murder), some nifty ambush sequences, a tension packed poker game and some neat dialogue - "one yell and you'll be waking up in a devil's cookhouse". Cast are fine, with Montgomery doing his usual reliable and likable guy act, Brand doing another in his line of scumbags - backed by Kennedy and Wilke, and even though she's saddled with the token lady role that's sparsely written, Malone leaves a nice impression regardless. Bonus is Faylen, who as card conman Fairweather, shines in a cheeky chappie role, with quips and a glint in his eye even when he's in danger, Faylen enjoys himself in creating this fun character. Some good stunt work rounds it out as a safe and enjoyable Oater for fans of such. 6.5/10 Tidbib: Bizarrely the end credits have Wilke and Kennedy listed as playing each others roles?!

John Chard23 Jan, 2017