Hostile Guns
Hostile Guns

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Hostile Guns

1967
Movie
91 min
English

US Marshal Gid McCool leads a wagon train of convicted felons to Huntsville prison. The only female among the crooks is the dancehall girl Laura Mannon, McCool's former flame. When McCool cannot be swayed from completing his lawful duty, Laura tries to endear herself to shotgun rider Mike Reno in hopes he will set her free.

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IMDb6.1/10
Director: R.G. SpringsteenGenres: Western

Plot Summary

A group of hardened outlaws, seeking to escape their past and find a new life, are hired by a corrupt sheriff to take over a town. Their mission is to drive out the honest citizens and establish a new order. However, they soon find themselves facing opposition not only from the townsfolk but also from within their own ranks as moral lines begin to blur.

Critical Reception

Hostile Guns received a mixed reception, generally viewed as a serviceable but unremarkable entry in the Western genre. While some critics acknowledged its competent direction and action sequences, others found its plot predictable and its characters thinly developed. Audience reception tended to align with critical views, appreciating the traditional Western elements but not finding it particularly groundbreaking.

What Reviewers Say

  • Competent, if uninspired, Western action.

  • Relies on familiar genre tropes without much innovation.

  • Performances are adequate for the material.

Google audience: Audience reviews for Hostile Guns are generally sparse, with those available indicating a common sentiment that it's a standard Western film that delivers on basic action but lacks significant depth or memorability.

Fun Fact

The film was shot on location in Lone Pine, California, a popular spot for Western film production due to its dramatic Sierra Nevada mountain backdrop.

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John Chard

John Chard

More tepid than hostile. Not a great deal to write home about here, Hostile Guns is every inch a late 1960s Oater clinging on to the fading embers of a genre that was at the time moving in another direction. It's directed by R.G. Springs...