Director Anthony Mann and James Stewart collaborate in this first of seven movies they made together. Stewart plays Lin McAdam, who with his saddle buddy High Spade (Millard Mitchell), are in search for one Dutch Henry Brown (Stephen McNally) to settle a personal score. Brown is found in a Dodge City, Kansas saloon, but can't fight due to Sheriff Wyatt Earp (Will Geer) taking all guns off the street in preparation for the town's Centennial shooting contest for a prized one-in-a-thousand Winchester 1873 rifle. McAdam will win the Winchester by shooting a hole in a postage stamp. When he arrives at his boarding house room, Lin is ambushed by Dutch, who steals the prized rifle and high tails it out of town with his two thugs. The Winchester will change hands several times before Lin reveals that Dutch Brown is his "black sheep" brother.
Beautiful choreography, realistic dialogue and culturally significant. The cast also includes: Dan Duryea, Shelley Winters, Steve Brodie, John McIntire and Steve Darrell. Also supporting are Rock Hudson and Tony Curtis in very small roles at the beginning of their careers. Thrilling throughout and hardly a dull moment to be found.
Beautiful choreography, realistic dialogue and culturally significant. The cast also includes: Dan Duryea, Shelley Winters, Steve Brodie, John McIntire and Steve Darrell. Also supporting are Rock Hudson and Tony Curtis in very small roles at the beginning of their careers. Thrilling throughout and hardly a dull moment to be found.