Review of Return of the Gunfighter

Robert Taylor was always the perfect cowboy, and this role is probably one of the best roles he had in his later years. Ben Wyatt is an aged gunfighter who is just sick and tired of the death and destruction caused by a "reputation." Just out of prison he is called upon to help and old friend, and although he is reluctant, he agrees. Upon his arrival he finds that his friend is dead, the victim of a land grab. The only survivor is his daughter, Annissa. He sets out with the girl to get revenge for the deaths, and along the way meets Lee Sutton, (Chad Everett)a wounded gunslinger, and takes him along begrudgingly. The pursuit of the bad guys leads to the real killers, and ultimately he avenges the friends and helps the girl move on. Watching Taylor, his face lined and worn by age, is truly magnificent. Just the sight of him on a horse, his blue eyes still glowing beneath the Stetson, is worth the watching of a consummate professional. It is a shame that he did not live long enough to do more character roles like this one.