They didn't fight about story points. Green. Originally shot in 3-D, this is based on the novel "Yankee Gold" by John M. Cunning ham. The script is so poor that even fine actors like Earnest Borgnine and Lee Marvin are uninteresting. Slager reports to Mourret at the saloon, and Mourret rouses the townsmen by revealing Jeff's connection with the infamous Quantrill. Places in Stockport like The Plaza and the Market Place also feature in some of the scenes of the show. Menu. Jeff shoots Slager and escapes as the burning ceiling collapses on Mourret. Soon enough, he learns that the legitimate government has fled the former state Capital and the town is now in the hands of outlaw gangs. I dont even remember the film., Your email address will not be published. | It has Randolph Scott as solid as ever surrounded by a rock solid supporting cast. The film suffers somewhat from the 3-D effects which are kind of lame in the 2-D format we have to suffer on our TV sets. I mean, if Randolph Scott used one, well Actually John Wayne had one too, Betsy, in Big Jake. Josie hesitantly admits that to keep Jeff dependent upon her, she lied to him about his being wanted for his association with Quantrill. It was a good combination. C-83m. He knew Travis from before and now full expects his help in stealing gold shipments from the stage line. Jeff then has to inform Mouret about the shipment, and then his thugs - Lee Marvin and Ernest Borgnine - intercept the shipment, but Jeff changes sides when one of the jehu's (stagecoach driver) gets killed. Lee Marvin, as he was dying from having been shot by this amazingly slow lawman (Randolph Scott), looked down at his two hands, as if to say, "Hands -- how could you have failed me". Strip and The Westerner. Screenplay: Kenneth Gamet After leaving Quantrill, Travis takes up with a group of outlaws who are hoping to gain control of post-war Prescott, Arizona. | It was the first thing I recall seeing Lee Marvin in. During the American Civil War, the Quantrill's raiders use the spy Jeff Travis (Randolph Scott) to plunder the city of Lawrence, in Kansas, and Travis leaves Quantrill when he sees the massacre of the town. His biggest commercial hit came with House of Wax (1953), the movie I'd be surprised if nobody got hurt while filming that scene. Everyone knows that seven is the proper number for posses and gangs in Westerns. degree from the University of Budapest, he began acting, writing and working Producer: Harry Joe Brown A badman (Randolph Scott) reforms, then tries to disrupt rival outlaws. small town and matching wits with one of its citizens (Robert Ryan). He was Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for The Stranger Wore A Gun 1953 Columbia 11x14" western lobby card Randolph Scott at the best online prices at eBay! The next morning in the saloon Jeff faces off with Jules and Bull in the saloon. Lee Marvin and Ernest Borgnine are on hand as heavies. All in all, the film's offbeat style and great ensemble cast make this well worth watching a time or two. early artistic bent, having his first exhibit of paintings and sculpture at He immigrated to the US in 1942 and directed his first film there in 1944. However, the powerful Jules Mourret (George Macready), who apparently is a businessman but actually is the leader of a gang of thieves, knows his past and forges documents with a fake identity to give a job in the local Conroy Stage and Freighter Line. Mourret himself has to be held back for a dramatic death in a burning saloon. There is some really incredible architecture in the region that looks great on-screen.. Mourret is unsuccessful trying to steal the money and gold transported by the company but is frequently lured by Jason Conroy (Pierre Watkin); he intends to use Travis to get inside information about the transportation of gold. an uncredited consultant and location scout on David Lean's extravagant Sold by: the best of all three-dimensional films to be released during that period. Finally Randy says he is through with guns and goes off to California with Claire. This was odd in a way as he only had one eye and could not appreciate 3D at all. That he can't shake his past even in an out of the way western hamlet becomes obvious when both Josie and Jules Mourret (George Macready), another ghost from yesterday, turn up there. Jeff Travis, a spy for Quantrill's Raiders, leaves when he realizes Quantrill's true nature. Holding the reins sat the stunt man while 20 yards away, sitting in a canvas chair, sat Scott, all dressed in his cowboy outfit, with legs crossed, reading The Wall Street Journal." Genre: Western Original Language: English Director: Andre de Toth Producer: Harry Joe. Not terribly original. Entertaining. I also a kick out of all the 3D throwing stuff at the screen. Outside of this minor distraction, the story is a good one concerning the aftermath of Quantrill's Raiders involving one of his spies, Jeff Travis (Randy Scott), who is determined to run away from his past and begin a new life. "But he did not have the ambition to step up, to be better in anything except golf. Theres also an anecdote about Ernest Borgnine. pre-owned When his plan to have another gang get. But it is far from his best effort. recognized with the 1995 life achievement prize by the Los Angeles Film He jumps overboard and makes for Prescott, AZ, on Josies advice. Both watch and plot as Joan Weldon and her father, ship gold via the stagecoach line. A strong cast comes to the aid of this implausible Randolph Scott western, originally released in 3D in the United States. Jeff goes to Degas' hideout, where he finds Mourret's man, but intending to set a trap for Degas, tells him about the $100,000 transport and offers to kill Mourret for a third of the gold. [1] Based on the short story "Yankee Gold" by John W. Cunningham, the film is about a war criminal wanted for the slaughter of women and children who moves to Arizona to join a gold robbery but reconsiders and decides to change his life. A post shared by Richard Armitage (@richardcarmitage). affair because he feels stifled in his picture-perfect home (a devoted wife, son, Jeff Travis (Randolph Scott) had been a spy for the notorious Quantrill's Raiders who torched and looted mercilessly for the "Confederate cause" during the Civil War. Aided by henchmen Dan Kurth and Bull Slager, Jules runs his competitor, the Mexican bandit Degas, out of town. During the sack of Lawrence we understand that we are watching a 3D movie as a torch is thrown at the camera and then guns are fired directly at us. decluttr_store, Verified purchase: After the stage driver Jim is gunned down in a stage robbery, Jeff turns honest again and vows to avenge Jim. the stranger wore a gun filming location We first see the fictional town of Cedarfield in episode one, when a decapitated alpaca is discovered. Having been a spy for Quantrill's raiders during the Civil War, Jeff Travis thinking himself a wanted man, flees to Prescott Arizona where he runs into Jules Mourret who knows of his past. Which had advantages, but no surprises." This is the first time in my life that I was on a damned horse., Years later, Joan Weldon met Claire Trevor at a party. Producer Harry Joe Brown made multiple story eliminations in order to gain PCA script approval. showers twice a day, I believe. About filming in Manchester, Coben said: We filmed all across Manchester for the most part, as well as places around the city like Bolton. Due to this change, the filming of the show took place in the UK. Synopsis: Having been a spy for Quantrill's raiders during the Civil War, Jeff Travis thinking himself a wanted man, flees to Prescott Arizona where he runs into Jules Mourret who knows of his past. Of course Scott delivers in his usual understated but excellent style. Verified purchase: The Stranger Wore a Gun is a 1953 American Western film directed by Andre DeToth and starring Randolph Scott and Claire Trevor. Manchester has served as a primary filming spot for a number of TV shows in the UK. I sometimes like to watch films that just don't work because it shows you why other films work so well. past. Quantrill and his men were little more than terrorists, and it takes a while for this reality to dawn on Travis. When Travis arrives in Prescott, power lines are visible in the background. "The Stranger Wore a Gun" is fun western. He fled to England before World War II where he worked with Alexander Korda. Privacy Policy The change in structure not only makes the story more compact but also limits the impact of it by a stretch. director of photography (as Lester H. White) To muddy the water a damsel in distress appears, pretty Shelby Conroy (Joan Weldon), who seems shy and innocent. He enlists in the Confederate Army as a legitimate soldier. betrayal, the capacity for evil and complexities of human relationships. He made his Hollywood directing debut with the 1943 feature, Passport to Suez, Scott and Marvin have a proper quick-draw showdown. Josie warns Jeff that he is wanted for the Lawrence raid and on her advice, Jeff jumps ship and heads West. When Slager loosens the ropes, Jeff breaks free and escapes. Terms of Use have seen several retrospectives and he enjoyed a renewed popularity at film "Harry Joe Brown was a very good, down-to-earth, nickel-and-dime producer," De Toth would say in an interview many years later. These include Lee Marvin, already teamed with Ernest Borgnine, with whom he soon made such an ugly pair of heavies in 'Bad Day at Black Rock' (the two of them vying with Alfonso Bedoya to see who can show the most teeth while grimacing). Mourret reveals that one of his men is missing and he suspects the man is being held by Degas. Richard Armitage (The Hobbit series) stars in the lead role, alongside Hannah John-Kamen of Ant-Man and the Wasp. When Jeff learns Quantrill intends to keep the spoils instead of using them for the Southern cause, he flees, enlisting in the Confederate Army, where he serves out the remaining war years. In its slate of new content for 2020, Netflix has relied a lot on the book to screen adaptations of some popular books as well as some of the lesser-known ones. James Millican is Quantrill in this one, a bloodthirsty crook who disgusts Randy, obliging him to abandon the guerrillas and he enlists in the official Confederate army instead (maybe a reference to Cole Younger). Scott drank a lot a too sarsaparilla and they understood each other because instead of reading scripts, they read The Wall Street Journal. nice house, successful career, etc.) Jeff Travis: A man's only as good as his cards. In the show, however, the approach has been changed. Something went wrong. They had financial interests together. In this movie, as in some of his other ones, Scott portrays a former Confederate soldier. 80 minute western with a stacked cast and directed by Andre De Toth. work that would be evaluated only decades later by film scholars: survival, Unfortunately, most spectators, then as now, saw the movie in 2D so they must have wondered what was going on. Condition: There are quite a few surprises in this film. Yes After tying up Jeff, Kurth departs to get Mourret, and Jeff convinces Slager he will split the gold with him. It's hard to tell if he's a bad guy or a good guy sometimes, as he manipulates two different gangs of unsavory characters. Crazy Credits Cookie Consent Tool Gamet was one of the preferred screenwriters of Randolph Scott but with the exception of the excellent Coroners Creek (where he adapted a superb Luke Short story) his scripts werent very good in my opinion, and it was quite often the writing that let Scotts oaters down. Free shipping for many products! Connections Soon the war ends and Scott is hated for his war record and people don't want to give him a chance. The film is watchable every Randolph Scott Western was but, to be brutally frank, a shade weak. Tired of the limitations he was finding ", Scott, Marvin, Borgnine: Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda. Goofs See more The Stranger Wore a Gun (DVD, 2005), - eBay Money Back Guarantee - opens in a new window or tab, Report this item - opens in new window or tab. With the Union victory, he fears he is a wanted man and heads out West, closely followed by his long-time love Josie. directors; and Day of the Outlaw (1959), the stark, stylish, low The Stranger Wore a Gun - Full Cast & Crew 1953 1 hr 23 mins NR Watchlist Where to Watch A badman (Randolph Scott) reforms, then tries to disrupt rival outlaws. Soon enough, he learns that the town is now . There's also a love triangle, involving Scott, Claire Trevor, and Joan Weldon. Golf was all that counted. He was a man whose shoes shined. Soon after, Jeff arrives at the saloon to challenge Mourret and Slager. If you go for a B grader, you at least get a watchable Saturday afternoon potboiler. Afterward, Shelby asks Jeff to remain in Prescott, but he decides to start a new life with Josie in California. In his excellent book The Films of Randolph Scott (McFarland, 2004) Robert Nott tells a couple of good stories about the making of this movie, such as a description by Lee Marvin of a burning stage hurtling by Randy, who ignored it, calming sitting reading The Wall Street Journal. Oh well, there goes another prejudice. Fresh from his work on 'House of Wax' Andre De Toth was assigned another 3D project by Columbia in the form of this Randolph Scott western with rather Gothic-looking interiors in which De Toth demonstrates a liking for shadows when not pushing objects at the audience. Some weeks later, Jeff arrives in Prescott, Arizona as a gang of thieves, headed by sophisticate Jules Mourret, makes an unsuccessful attempt to hold up a Conroy Stage Line coach, run by Jason Conroy and his daughter Shelby. in Hollywood, De Toth headed to Europe in the '60s, where he found work as A former spy moves to Arizona to join a gold robbery, but when he gets there decides that it's not for him and tries to change his life. Portraits From the Inside, as well as an interview book, De Toth on De Toth, Film buffs should also keep an eye open for Lee Marvin and Ernest Borgnine in the supporting cast. They meet in Prescott, Arizona with Jason Conroy (Pierre Watkin) and his gorgeous daughter Shelby (Joan Weldon). See production, box office & company info, Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA. from 1910 to 1913. He is survived by his wife, Ann Also Known As Randolph Crane Birth Place Orange County, Virginia, USA Born January 23, 1898 Died March 02, 1987 Cause of Death Natural Causes Biography Read More Ruggedly handsome star who entered film as a bit player in 1929 as a result of a chance meeting with Howard Hughes. Travis leaves Quantrill and heads west to Arizona, where he takes a job spying for a stage company trying to protect their gold shipments. I shall leave you to intuit who wins that. critical recognition for his entertaining body of work. Critics Association and the publication of his autobiography, Fragments: It is by no means an ordinary run-of-the-mill Western. The Iverson Ranch and Lone Pine locations are attractive and properly Western. Its in nice color and acceptably photographed by Lester White, who did quite a lot of second-feature movies and TV Westerns (especially Rin Tin Tin and The Roy Rogers Show) over the years but nothing really special. Jeff Travis, serving as an advance . This is why I have chosen Manchester for a location, where the book might be set in New Jersey, he said. According to information in the file on the film in the MPAA/PCA Collection at the AMPAS Library, the script was originally rejected because of its "shocking violence(and) acts of vicious brutality and gruesomeness." He was too silky in voice and manner. by Michael T. Toole, - Josie tries to enlist the sheriff's help, but only finds his deputy, who refuses to get involved. and several other films. film as he could not experience the stereoscopic process, having lost an eye Director Andr De Toth Writers Kenneth Gamet (screenplay) John W. Cunningham (based upon"Yankee Gold" by) Stars Randolph Scott Claire Trevor Joan Weldon See production, box office & company info Add to Watchlist Jules shoots Degas and tries to rob the stage but is stopped when Jeff kicks Dan off and returns to town. View cart for details. In the early sixties film work became increasingly scarce for De Toth and he found himself Jeff returns the gold to the Conroys, then in his hotel room confesses to Josie his distress about Jake's brutal murder and his life as an outlaw. The Stranger Wore a Gun 1953Hoping to remove a black mark against his name, Jeff Travis (Scott) goes to Arizona and ends up foiling a stagecoach robbery. The Conroys stage is frequently held up by evil town boss Jules Mourret (George Macready) and his henchmen (Lee Marvin and Ernest Borgnine and four others) and from here on in its a standard, though I do not to say corny, plot. GREATER THAN EVER IN 3-D! many, this film best articulated many of the recurring themes in De Toth's Condition: Set Decoration: Frank Tuttle The author of the book, Harlan Coben explained why the idea of transferring the mystery to a new setting felt great to him. Shortly afterward, an attempt is made to stop the stage by Degas' and Mourret's gangs, but Jeff gets the stage away safely. Really a neat scene. Didnt they know that they should have had seven each? Crooked saloon owner Jules Mouret hires Jeff to monitor a series of gold shipments on the local stage line run by Jason Conroy and his daughter Shelby in preparation for a major robbery. Impressed by Jeff's work for Quantrill, Mourret offers him a job spying on the Conroys to discover how large amounts of gold are being safely transported. (uncredited) Cinematography by Lester White . In a way, the film The location shooting was done at Movie Flats off Route 395 near Lone Pine, California, and, along with a lot of faces in this film, will be familiar to experienced moviegoers. According to De Toth, Scott wasn't even all that interested in acting. (1944), launched his Hollywood career. He did that in A Lawless Street, too, thus disproving the Jeff Arnold Derringer Hypothesis (JADH) that derringers were exclusively reserved for crooked gamblers, ladies and city slickers. Raymond Burr, this story of a bored insurance salesman who embarks on an Although De Toth shows his usual flair for physical actionriding, shooting, and fist-fighting, Gamet's script comes up lame because he gives the good guy charactersthe father & daughter who run a stagecoach/freighting outfitthe short shrift. Randolph Scott Collection: The Stranger Wore a Gun / Western Union / 7th Cavalry ( The Stranger Wore a Gun / Western Union / 7th Cavalry ) Product details MPAA rating : Unrated (Not Rated) Package Dimensions : 7.64 x 5.43 x 1.73 inches; 7.05 Ounces Director : Andr De Toth, Fritz Lang, Joseph H. Lewis He just did it to make a living. In this movie, he was so old, and so slow drawing his gun, that they had to speed up the film to make it look like he was drawing his gun fast. The Confederate guerrilla leader William Clarke Quantrill was all the rage at the time, having appeared in several movies, such as Kansas Raiders in 1950 or Woman They Almost Lynched the same year as The Stranger Wore a Gun, in both pictures played by Brian Donlevy, as well as on the page in Frank Grubers Quantrells Raiders (Quantrell was a frequent alternative spelling), also in 53. That's Anna Magnani territory. With Randolph Scott in his best outfit riding his best horse (Starlight) and looking and acting his dusty old best, and with Lee Marvin and Ernest Borgnine at their early villainous peaks, this could have been something. Jeff goes after Jules but the fire is too much, trapping Jules. The other 3-D film he directed was "House of Wax." 12 of 12 found this interesting | Share this He takes a job on the stage line that Mourret is trying to steal gold from. In the first five minutes it is obvious that this film was made to be shown in 3-D. starblindbooks, Am very pleased with the condition of this old movie. sculptor rebuilding his wax figure collection (destroyed by fire) by making statues out of in his youth, but he persevered and it was the most successful 3-D film of Manchester City Centre, Ancoats, St Peters Square and Whalley Range feature in some of the important scenes in the show. The other 3-D film he directed was "House of Wax.". Currently you are able to watch "The Stranger Wore a Gun" streaming on Tubi TV for free with ads or buy it as download on Apple iTunes, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, DIRECTV, Vudu. Books and TV are a different poison. In any case she saves him when Yankees recognize him as the spy of Lawrence. He takes a job on the stage line that Mourret is trying to steal gold from. striking as one of the first films to examine the American dream gone sour. If so, they were lost on me.It seems incredible that the experienced cast and crew made such a film but it is indicative of the fact that films, no matter who makes them, have elements that are beyond the control of their makers. This means that the characters are closer to each other than they appear, which is why the setting of the show becomes even more important. The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953) - Filming & Production - IMDb The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953) Filming & Production Showing all 3 items Jump to: Filming Locations (3) Filming Locations Edit Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA 7 of 7 found this interesting Whitney Portal, Lone Pine, California, USA 7 of 7 found this interesting Jeff makes it out with only minor burns on his hands. Travis has wormed his way into the confidence of a Lawrence family but then betrays them. De Toth followed that hit with some fine films: Crime Wave (1954), a Randy rides his fancy palomino Stardust and on one occasion shoots Lee Marvins hat off. Based on the short story "Yankee Gold" by John M. Cunningham (publication undetermined). Starring Dick Powell, Lizabeth Scott and Glam gambler Josie Sullivan (Claire Trevor, in her eleventh of twelve Westerns; she was most famously Dallas in Stagecoach but had also been wooed by Quantrill in Dark Command in 1940) clearly has a soft spot for him. This tense, sensitive drama about a Nazi officer made to claire trevor 31/31 26_152-0=26_152 {3SRN_1SRW}, ernest borgnine* 35/35 32_184-0=32_184 {1LRN_1LRW}. I mean, come on, he's has to tangle with both Ernest Borgnine and Lee Marvin. Required fields are marked *. Stranger Things star Natalia Dyer attended the Saint Laurent Womenswear Fall/Winter 2023-2024 show, which took place as part of Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday.. They've been making movies up there for years. Yes A man whose life was saved by an outlaw shows his gratitude by reluctantly assisting in a stagecoach robbery. The one-eyed de Toth was an odd choice to helm a 3-D The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953) Al Caudullo Productions Follow Having been shot in 3-D, expect a lot of guns to be pointed at you and sometimes shot, fire coming at the camera, and even rock formations in Lone Pine to appear to have shelves. Randolph Scott plays the morally gray lead with Ernest Borgnine and a fully dark haired Lee Marvey as key heavies for George MacReady's outlaw kingpin, who wants to recruit Scott into his enterprise. pre-owned Jeff Travis, serving as an advance spy for Quantrill, is dismayed to see the city brutally pillaged and its citizens willfully murdered.