Gunpoint

1966

Action / Drama / Western

5
IMDb Rating 6.1/10 10 1024 1K

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Plot summary

A young, determined sheriff and his posse chase a gang of murderous train robbers, and a kidnapped woman into New Mexico.

Director

Earl Bellamy Photo
Earl Bellamy

Top cast

David Macklin Photo
David Macklin as Mark Emerson
Edgar Buchanan Photo
Edgar Buchanan as Bull
Nick Dennis Photo
Nick Dennis as Nicos
Max Wagner Photo
Max Wagner as Townsman
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787.39 MB
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English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 25 min
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1.43 GB
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English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 25 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by ma-cortes 6 / 10

Routine and ordinary Western about a relentless pursuit with Audie Murphy as a stubborn and blinded sheriff

After a violent robbing, a posse is created to pursue the cutthroats. As a Colorado sheriff called Chad : Audie Murphy, and a suspicious deputy : Denver Pyle along with a gambler : Warren Stevens, chase a band of train robbers who have abducted a woman, Joan Staley, an old flame of the obstinate marshall. Things go wrong when the posse goes into New Mexico, a territory where sheriff Murphy doesn't have jurisdiction. The ominous gang is led by a ruthless nasty, Morgan Woodward, and all them are attacked by Apache Indians. The story of a town with a gun in its back !.Passable but neither notable, not extraordinary, but a run-of-the mill Audie Murphy Western from his worst and final period. That's why Audie was in his fall, in late sixties when he made low-budget westerns as " Texas Kid, 40 guns to Apache Pass, Legend of Sam Guard, Apache rifles" . While in the 50s Murphy played better and more budgeted Westerns such as : "Night passage, Column South, Duel at Silver Creek , Ride a crooked trail , The Red badge of courage , Cimarron Kid" . Besides, Audie made some other notorious non-Western films as "The American" and his self-biography : " To hell and back" . Murphy was the most decorated soldier in WWII and in "Gunpoint" Audie gives a cool acting as a determined sheriff who seeks for justice, but he is partially blinded, spoiling his attempts to shoot and defenceless against enemies . Here Audie is well accompanied by a good cast, many of them familar faces in Western genre, such as : Warren Stevens, Denver Pyle, John Hoyt, Edgar Buchanan, Roy Barcroft, Mike Ragan, Robert Pine's film debut and Morgan Woodward as the cruel villain.It contains a thrilling and moving musical score by Hans J. Salter, Universal Pictures's regular. As well as atmospheric and functional cinematography by William Margulies. The motion picture was professionally directed by Earl Bellamy. This prolific filmmaker shot hundreds of television episodes and some films. As Earl made episodes of known and popular TV series such as : " V , Blue Thunder, Fantasy island, Get Smart, young Daniel Boone, Lassie, Fury, Masquerade, US Marshall, I spy, Resltless gun, Mike Hammer, Crusader" . And a few feature films , such as : " 3 guns for Texas, The toughest gun in Tombstone , Seminola uprising , Fluffy , Incident at Phantom Hill , Walking tall 2" , among others. Rating 5.5/10 . Acceptable and passable. The flick will appeal to Audie Murphy fans.
Reviewed by Tweekums 7 / 10

Decent Audie Murphy western

The film opens with a series of shots of a group out outlaws attacking trains and towns while a voice-over informs us that they are the Drago Gang; scourge of Colorado. They strike without warning before retreating into New Mexico Territory outside the jurisdiction of Colorado lawmen. Chad Lucas, Sheriff of the border town of Lodgepole, believes they will be the next victims as a train is due to deliver money for the bank. He and Cap, his deputy, ride out to prevent a robbery but the gang are there first preparing to stop the train. He tells Cap to return to town while he rides ahead to warn the train. He catches up with it and makes his way along the roof towards the engine… not knowing that Cap has followed him! The man he trusted shoots him in the back of the head and leaves him for dead. Once the robbery is over Cap returns to town; claiming to have searched for Chad. Just as he is about to be made the new sheriff Chad staggers in; he is keen to head south into New Mexico but is told they will signal for a US Marshall. Somebody stops the signal being sent so he is given permission to lead a posse south. His first stop is the casino run by Nate Harlan. Drago is there but flees grabbing singer Uvalde as a hostage. They give pursuit along with Harlan; following Drago through Apache territory and over mountains until they finally confront him in is hideout. His task isn't made easier by the fact that he doesn't know of Cap's treachery or the enmity he holds towards him and even when it looks like Chad's worries are over he finds himself in a fight over Uvalde… or Bonnie as he knew her from many years before.One always knows what you are getting with an Audie Murphy western; plenty of action from start to finish and a good solid hero. The action here includes the attack on the train, a fight against angry Apaches, climbing over a mountain, stampeding horses and a good final shootout. As with many westerns there is a love triangle; it is a little cliché but still adds some interest to the story and provides an excuse to have a beautiful woman, in this case Joan Staley, riding with the posse once they've rescued her. The scenery is pretty impressive; it was tiring just watching them trying to take their horses over the mountain. I found the film to be almost indistinguishable in style from similar films made ten to fifteen years before but that didn't spoil it; if you have a formula that works why fiddle with it?!
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