Shoot Out (1971)A former bank robber searches for his double crossing partner who left him for dead, while having to look after a 6 year old girl. Director:Henry Hathaway |
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Shoot Out (1971)A former bank robber searches for his double crossing partner who left him for dead, while having to look after a 6 year old girl. Director:Henry Hathaway |
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| Gregory Peck | ... |
Clay Lomax
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Patricia Quinn | ... |
Juliana Farrell
(as Pat Quinn)
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| Robert F. Lyons | ... |
Bobby Jay Jones
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| Susan Tyrrell | ... |
Alma
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| Jeff Corey | ... |
Trooper
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| James Gregory | ... |
Sam Foley
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Rita Gam | ... |
Emma
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| Dawn Lyn | ... |
Decky Ortega
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| Pepe Serna | ... |
Pepe
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John Davis Chandler | ... |
Skeeter
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| Paul Fix | ... |
Brakeman
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Arthur Hunnicutt | ... |
Homer Page
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Nicolas Beauvy | ... |
Dutch Farrell
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Clay Lomax, a bank robber, gets out of jail after an 8 year sentence. He is looking after Sam Foley, the man who betrayed him. Knowing that, Foley hires three men to pay attention of Clay's steps. The things get complicated when Lomax, waiting to receive some money from his ex-lover, gets only the notice of her death and an 8 year old girl, sometimes very annoying, presumed to be his daughter. Written by Michel Rudoy <mdrc@hp9000a1.uam.mx>
Shoot Out (1971)
** 1/2 (out of 4)
Western from the same producer, screenwriter and director of True Grit has Gregory Peck being released from prison after seven years and heading off to kill the man who shot him in the back during a bank robbery. Before he can carry out his plan he has an unexpected gift of a six year old girl who starts to have an effect on the old cowboy. This isn't really a good film but it's a slight entertainment that features some good action and a fine performance from Peck. I wouldn't say this was an A+ Peck performance but he manages to keep the film moving even though the supporting cast doesn't offer him much. The little girl at times can be annoying but that happens sometimes. I think the biggest problem for the film is that we've seen this story countless times before and this one here doesn't offer anything new and even in the end the film goes off on different story lines than what he set out to be.