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Gunman's Walk

  • 19581958
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Tab Hunter and Kathryn Grant in Gunman's Walk (1958)
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DramaWestern
A powerful rancher always protects his wild adult son by paying for damages and bribing witnesses, until his crimes become too serious to rectify.A powerful rancher always protects his wild adult son by paying for damages and bribing witnesses, until his crimes become too serious to rectify.A powerful rancher always protects his wild adult son by paying for damages and bribing witnesses, until his crimes become too serious to rectify.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
2K
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  • Director
    • Phil Karlson
  • Writers
    • Frank S. Nugent(screenplay)
    • Ric Hardman(story)
  • Stars
    • Van Heflin
    • Tab Hunter
    • Kathryn Grant
  • Director
    • Phil Karlson
  • Writers
    • Frank S. Nugent(screenplay)
    • Ric Hardman(story)
  • Stars
    • Van Heflin
    • Tab Hunter
    • Kathryn Grant
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 40User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
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    Tab Hunter and Kathryn Grant in Gunman's Walk (1958)
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    Tab Hunter and Robert F. Simon in Gunman's Walk (1958)
    Van Heflin, Tab Hunter, James Darren, and Robert F. Simon in Gunman's Walk (1958)
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    Tab Hunter in Gunman's Walk (1958)
    Chief Blue Eagle, James Darren, Kathryn Grant, and Edward Platt in Gunman's Walk (1958)
    Van Heflin, Edward Platt, and Robert F. Simon in Gunman's Walk (1958)
    Van Heflin and Paul Birch in Gunman's Walk (1958)
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    Tab Hunter, James Darren, and Kathryn Grant in Gunman's Walk (1958)
    Tab Hunter in Gunman's Walk (1958)

    Top cast

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    Van Heflin
    Van Heflin
    • Lee Hackett
    Tab Hunter
    Tab Hunter
    • Ed Hackett
    Kathryn Grant
    Kathryn Grant
    • Clee Chouard
    James Darren
    James Darren
    • Davy Hackett
    Mickey Shaughnessy
    Mickey Shaughnessy
    • Deputy Sheriff Will Motely
    Robert F. Simon
    Robert F. Simon
    • Sheriff Harry Brill
    Edward Platt
    Edward Platt
    • Purcell Avery
    Ray Teal
    Ray Teal
    • Jensen Sieverts
    Paul Birch
    Paul Birch
    • Bob Selkirk
    Michael Granger
    Michael Granger
    • Curly
    Will Wright
    Will Wright
    • Judge
    Dorothy Adams
    Dorothy Adams
    • Mrs. Stotheby
    • (uncredited)
    Leon Alton
    Leon Alton
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Antrim
    Harry Antrim
    • Doctor
    • (uncredited)
    Joanne Arnold
    • Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Barry
    • Wranger
    • (uncredited)
    John Bose
    John Bose
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Bradley
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Phil Karlson
    • Writers
      • Frank S. Nugent(screenplay)
      • Ric Hardman(story)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Tab Hunter always felt that this was one of his best films because it allowed him to show that he was a talented actor and not just a pretty face. He was also able to use the superb horsemanship he had developed over many years of riding, jumping and working with horses, both recreationally and in competitions.
    • Goofs
      When Lee Hackett leaves town, chasing after his jailbreak son, Ed, he is riding a "right-maned" horse. When he catches up with Ed, he is on a "left-maned" (different) horse.
    • Quotes

      Lee Hackett: You got to learn to respect the gun: knowing when to shoot is just as important as knowing how.

    • Connections
      Featured in Tab Hunter Confidential (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      I'm A Runaway
      by Fred Karger & Richard Quine

      Sung by Tab Hunter (uncredited)

    User reviews40

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    Review
    Featured review
    7/10
    intriguing Western with racial subplot
    The plot seemed quite fresh (even after my second viewing), though on analysis it includes familiar themes: tension between brothers, conflict between son and father leading to tragedy. A lot of this is down to the way it portrays the steady - not to say rapid - deterioration of the elder son so that he becomes a murderer; Tab Hunter deserves a lot of credit for this; at first he seems to be just a bit of a tearaway, but at the end he looks really vicious.

    I like Van Heflin. He was great as the tortured Athos in "The Three Musketeers" and the decent homesteaders in "Shane" and "3.10 to Yuma", but I'm not sure that he carries off being the tough patriarch who won the country from the Indians.

    Viewing the film in the political correctness of 2007, I blinked at the verbal racial abuse inflicted on the native Americans; two days later, I'm still trying to think of another 1950s Western where it was so overt. (I'm talking of verbal abuse, rather than cowboys killing lots of Indians.) The film proceeds at a pleasing rate, except for the somewhat overlong shooting-at-bottles scene very early on.

    I don't know if "I'm a Runaway" was ever a "proper" song, but it was quite catching, even when sung by Hunter, and for once I didn't object to a musical interlude in an action film.
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    5
    • Marlburian
    • Sep 20, 2007

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 1958 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Slicks
    • Filming locations
      • Patagonia, Arizona, USA
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.55 : 1

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