No Name on the Bullet (1959)

Cool, cultured John Gant rides into Lordsburg. Gant is a professional killer, and although no one knows who he is there to kill, they are all worried. Everyone has enemies, and maybe Gant ... See full summary »

Director:

Jack Arnold

Writers:

Gene L. Coon (screenplay), Howard Amacker (story)

Stars:

Audie Murphy, Charles Drake, Joan Evans

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Audie Murphy	...	John Gant
Charles Drake	...	Luke Canfield
Joan Evans	...	Anne Benson
Virginia Grey	...	Roseanne Fraden
Warren Stevens	...	Lou Fraden
R.G. Armstrong	...	Asa Canfield
Willis Bouchey	...	Buck Hastings
Edgar Stehli	...	Judge Benson
Simon Scott	...	Reeger
Karl Swenson	...	Stricker
Whit Bissell	...	Pierce
Charles Watts	...	Sid
John Alderson	...	Chaffee
Jerry Paris	...	Harold Miller
Russ Bender	...	Storekeeper

Storyline

Cool, cultured John Gant rides into Lordsburg. Gant is a professional killer, and although no one knows who he is there to kill, they are all worried. Everyone has enemies, and maybe Gant is in town for them. While they wait for him to make his move, paranoia starts taking over...

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Plot Keywords:

suicide | hotel | gunfight | vigilante | redemption | 

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

February 1959 (USA)

Also Known As:

Auf der Kugel stand kein Name

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal International Pictures (UI)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Average & Median Shot Lengths = ~13.1 seconds.

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Quotes

Sheriff: Why didn't you kill me?
John Gant: I wasn't paid to.

User Reviews

No Man To Trifle With

When hired killer Audie Murphy rides into town, everyone gets nervous. Not so much because he's a killer, but because they all have something to hide. This is a wonderfully suspenseful, very low budget western, directed by Jack Arnold, from near the end of Murphy's period as Universal-International's resident cowboy star. His filmography may not be so distinguished as that of Gary Cooper or John Wayne, but it's an awful lot better than many have made it out to be. This fine-tuned gem is a heck of a lot better than North To Alaska.