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No Name on the Bullet (1959)

Passed | | Western | February 1959 (USA)
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When hired killer John Gant rides into Lordsburg, the town's folk become paranoid as each leading citizen has enemies capable of using the services of a professional killer for personal revenge.

Director:

Jack Arnold

Writers:

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

Stars:

Audie Murphy, Charles Drake, Joan Evans | See full cast & crew »
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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 Edgar Stehli ... Judge Benson
Simon Scott Simon Scott ... Reeger
Karl Swenson ... Stricker
Whit Bissell ... Pierce
Charles Watts Charles Watts ... Sid
John Alderson John Alderson ... Chaffee
Jerry Paris ... Harold Miller
Russ Bender Russ Bender ... Storekeeper
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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... Written by Ken Yousten <kyousten@bev.net>

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The strangest killer who ever stalked the West !

Genres:

Western

Certificate:

Passed | See all certifications »

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

February 1959 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Stranger from Nowhere See more »

Filming Locations:

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

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Production Co:

Universal International Pictures (UI) See more »
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Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Average & Median Shot Lengths = ~13.1 seconds. See more »

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John Gant: A lot of people would like to kill John Gant. But it took a healer with a hammer to make it easy for them.
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Referenced in 77 Sunset Strip: Penthouse on Skid Row (1962) See more »

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One of the better Audiepix out there
23 June 2004 | by westerner357 – See all my reviews

Audie Murphy (as John Gant) plays it real smooth here. He manipulates the whole town 'leading citizens' into thinking which one is the one he's after (that he's been hired to kill), and leaves them all feeling quite guilty over their past misdeeds. So guilty that the town banker commits suicide, and a couple of others start shooting one another without Gant ever having to lift a finger.

This is one of the few times you'll see Murphy play a bad guy, although quite different from the unhinged character you'd later see him play in John Huston's THE UNFORGIVEN (1960). Nothing he did acting-wise, ever topped that one.

Universal has released the widescreen Technicolor DVD of this and it's the best way to see it. No speckling and only a couple of brief frame blemishes. Sound is excellent, although the only extra is a trailer.

Now if Universal will only see fit to release the following excellent Audiepix westerns on DVD, I'd be a happy man:

SEVEN WAYS FROM SUNDOWN (1960) w. Barry Sullivan; RIDE CLEAR OF DIABLO (1954) w. Dan Duryea; HELL BENT FOR LEATHER (1960) w. Steven McNally; and RIDE A CROOKED TRAIL (1958) w. Walter Matthau

So if you all liked NO NAME ON THE BULLET, then I bet you'll probably like the four I listed up above. They're all solid oaters.

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