The Gunfighter

The Gunfighter

1950 | 1h 28m | Western, Drama | TV-PG

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Brief Synopsis

Gregory Peck stars as the aging gunfighter who's ready to live down his reputation and settle with his family in a small town. But it's not as easy as he thought. Karl Malden co-stars in this taut 1950 drama that has become a cult favorite.

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Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Henry King

CAST

Gregory Peck

Helen Westcott

Millard Mitchell

Jean Parker

Karl Malden

Skip Homeier

PRODUCERS

Nunnally Johnson

WRITERS

William Bowers

William Sellers

William Bowers

André De Toth

Host Intros

02:33
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- The Gunfighter (1950)
Intro Aired: Feb 2020
Ben Mankiewicz introduces The Gunfighter, 1950.

Related Videos

03:59
Gunfighter, The (1950) -- (Movie Clip) Death And Glory
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The preface ends the credits, star Gregory Peck rides into town where cocky Richard Jaeckel lurks in the saloon, Harry Shannon the barkeep and Pierce Lyden the friend trying to talk him down, in producer Nunnally Johnsons high-end Western The Gunfighter, 1950, directed by Henry King.
03:53
Gunfighter, The (1950) -- (Movie Clip) Don't Do Anything Sudden
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Persuaded to stay in town on the chance his wife (Helen Westcott, whos just outside) might see him after all, Ringo (Gregory Peck, title character) gets a visit from nearly snot-nosed local Hunt Bromley (ex-child star Skip Homeier), Karl Malden the bartender, in The Gunfighter, 1950.
03:02
Gunfighter, The (1950) -- (Movie Clip) Has Anybody Else Tried?
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Jimmy (Gregory Peck) gets schmoozed by saloon keeper Mac (Karl Malden), leaving town when he runs into old pal Molly (Jean Parker), who thinks she might get his wife, who lives in town under an assumed name, to see him after all, in Henry Kings The Gunfighter, 1950.
04:00
Gunfighter, The (1950) -- (Movie Clip) That's Your Public
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The sheriff (Millard Mitchell) quickly got word that reluctant celebrity gunslinger Jimmy (Gregory Peck) was in town, so hes there to greet him after washing up, we learn theyre old pals, and that hes got a reason for visiting, early in director Henry Kings The Gunfighter, 1950.
Gunfighter, The - (Re-issue Trailer)
Trailer
The fastest gun in the West (Gregory Peck) tries to escape his reputation in The Gunfighter (1950).

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