Gun Fury (1953)

Director:

Raoul Walsh

Writers:

Robert A. Granger (novel) and
Irving Wallace (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

11 November 1953 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Western

Tagline:

Her honor cried out for vengeance...and he rode South to get it for her!

Plot:

After a stagecoach holdup, Frank Slayton's notorious gang leave Ben Warren for deasd and head off with his fiancée...

Plot Keywords:

Henchmen | Saloon | Spanish | Kidnapper | Stagecoach

Cast

Rock Hudson	...	Ben Warren
Donna Reed	...	Jennifer Ballard
Philip Carey	...	Frank Slayton (as Phil Carey)
Roberta Haynes	...	Estella Morales
Leo Gordon	...	Tom 'Jess' Burgess
Lee Marvin	...	Blinky
Neville Brand	...	Brazos
Ray Thomas	...	Doc
Bob Herron	...	Curly Jordan (as Robert Herron)
Phil Rawlins	...	Jim Morse
Forrest Lewis	...	Weatherby

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (certificate #16564) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | UK:U | West Germany:16 (nf) (original rating) | West Germany:12 (f) (cut version) | Finland:(Banned) (1954) | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Coffee Pot Rock, West Sedona, Arizona, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

This film was shot in 3-D. However, director Raoul Walsh only had one eye, so he was never able to see the film in the process in which he shot it. The same situation occurred when director André De Toth, who also had only on eye, shot the 3-D film House of Wax (1953).

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Holiday (2006)

A colorful, old-school western

A rancher who sends for his fiancé from back east to begin their new life together experiences a betrothed man's worst nightmare as his intended is kidnapped and carried off by an outlaw band. The leader is a southern "gentleman" who takes a fancy to the woman and intends to keep her for himself, much to the displeasure of the gang members who know she'll slow them down. The film is one-dimensional but interesting, with Rock Hudson's Ben Warren relentlessly pursuing the outlaws to reclaim his fiancé. Warren gets help from a reformed outlaw who vows to help Warren find his girl while getting even with the leader Slayton for personal reasons. An Indian warrior who has his own score to settle with Slayton joins Warren and Jess in the great chase. A great cast of western character actors, namely Phil Carey, Leo Gordon, Neville Brand and Lee Marvin are the hard cases and the Mexican girls are pleasant to look at as they keep a watchful eye on captive Jennifer Ballard, played by Donna Reed. Colorful grand vistas of Arizona make this film great to watch.