Gun Battle at Monterey (1957)

User Rating:

4.3/10   

Directors:

Sidney Franklin Jr.
Carl K. Hittleman

Writers:

Jack Leonard (screenplay) and
Lawrence Resner (screenplay)

Release Date:

27 October 1957 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

"Loving is better than killing, Cowboy! Put your gun away!"

Plot:

Reno and Turner are partners who robbed the express in Monterey. But when Turner wants to leave the partnership...

Plot Keywords:

Robbery | Double Cross | Beautiful Woman | Murder

Cast

Sterling Hayden	...	Jay Turner aka John York
Pamela Duncan	...	Maria Salvador
Ted de Corsia	...	Max Reno
Mary Beth Hughes	...	Cleo
Lee Van Cleef	...	Kirby
Charles Cane	...	Sheriff Claude Mundy
Byron Foulger	...	Carson
I. Stanford Jolley	...	Idwall
Pat Comiskey	...	Frank
Mauritz Hugo	...	Charley
Fred Sherman	...	Abbott
George Baxter	...	Sheriff Romero
Michael Vallon	...	Senor Salvador
John Damler	...	Walt

Runtime:

67 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

USA:Approved | Norway:16 | West Germany:12 (nf) | Finland:K-16

Filming Locations:

Leo Carrillo State Beach - 35000 W. Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California, USA

Company:

Allied Artists Pictures

Quotes:

[first lines]
Max Reno: When the tide comes in, you'll be safe as if you were in your mother's arms. I picked this hideout a month ago. It's a beauty, ain't it? You're a lucky boy, Jim. You should have met me a long time ago.
Jay Turner: You'll never let me forget it, Reno...
Max Reno: What?
Jay Turner: How smart you are.

Pretty Funny

This movie wastes the talents of Sterling Hayden (who obviously made this movie to fund his famous off-screen pursuits) and Ted de Corsia, who was a great Western villain. A movie about two bank robbers who escape, but one Reno, played by de Corsia, betrays and shoots Hayden's character. Hayden's character is rescued, recovers, and seeks vengeance. It was cheaply made in the coastal California area, and has beautiful scenery, but the script is horrible, and wastes the talents of everyone involved, including Lee Van Cleef, who is an additionally villain. This is a grade-Z Western. Don't watch unless you want a laugh.