Gun Fury (1953)

After a stagecoach holdup, Frank Slayton's notorious gang leave Ben Warren for dead and head off with his fiancée. Warren follows, and although none of the townspeople he comes across are ... See full summary »

Director:

Raoul Walsh

Writers:

Irving Wallace (screenplay), Roy Huggins (screenplay),

Stars:

Rock Hudson, Donna Reed, Philip Carey

Cast

Cast overview:
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

Storyline

After a stagecoach holdup, Frank Slayton's notorious gang leave Ben Warren for dead and head off with his fiancée. Warren follows, and although none of the townspeople he comes across are prepared to help, he recruits two others who have sworn revenge on the ruthless Slayton.

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Plot Keywords:

stagecoach | gang | arizona | bride | kidnapper | 

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Taglines:

A WOMAN WRONGED...A MAN TO AVENGE HER!...and he rode south to do it!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

11 November 1953 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mit der Waffe in der Hand

Filming Locations:

Coffee Pot Rock, West Sedona, Arizona, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1

Did You Know?

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.

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Connections

Featured in Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)

User Reviews

Rock and Donna on the way up

Beautiful looking western in dazzling Technicolor is otherwise an ordinary affair but does have Rock Hudson and Donna Reed both on the cusp of bigger things. Donna made From Here to Eternity the same year as this and although it didn't really enhance her movie fortunes it raised her fame level easing her transition to TV fame as the perfect homemaker. Rock would break out of the B's the next year with Magnificent Obsession that turned him into box office gold for years. This film does have a good pace and a hissable villain in Phil Carey plus an early peek at Lee Marvin. For western fans or admirers of the stars this should be an enjoyable view.