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Gunfighter "Brazos" Kane lays aside his guns "forever" when he is forced to shoot his best friend, and decides to join another friend, Bob Tyrell, as a cowhand on the Inskip ranch. Upon arriving there he finds the bullet-riddled body of his friend. He carries the body to the Banner ranch, the largest in the territory, and is accused by Banner of murdering Tyrell; Banner orders Deputy Sheriff Bill Yount, who is in Banner's pay, to arrest Kane. But Kane has the sympathy of Banner's daughter, Jane, who notifies Inskip of Kane's plight, and Inskip arrives in time to prevent a lynching. Sheriff Kiscade dismisses the murder charge for lack of evidence. Brazos then sets out to find the killer of his friend. Bess Bannister, Jane's sister, is in love with the Banner ranch foreman, Bard Macky, and knowing that Bard killed Tyrell and that Kane will track him down, then hampers Kane's mission somewhat by pretending to be in love with him.
Marshal 'Wild Bill' Doolin, a notorious outlaw, is forced to confront his past when a ruthless railroad baron schemes to seize control of the land. Doolin must choose between his criminal legacy and protecting the innocent settlers who look to him for salvation. The film follows his struggle as he navigates a treacherous landscape of betrayal and violence.
Gunfighters was generally well-received as a standard, albeit competently made, Western of its era. Critics often highlighted its action sequences and the reliable performance of its lead, Wild Bill Elliott, though some found the plot somewhat predictable.
A solid entry in the Western genre, featuring good action.
Wild Bill Elliott delivers a strong, characteristic performance.
The narrative follows familiar Western tropes, offering little surprise.
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Wild Bill Elliott, who plays a character named 'Wild Bill' Doolin, was a popular star of B-Westerns and often played heroic lawmen or cowboys, despite his character here being an outlaw who reforms.
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Randolph Scott is "Brazos", an accomplished man with a gun who finds himself accused of the murder of a man on a ranch. Can he prove he is innocent before the law, and the ranch-owner catch up with him? I usually find Scott a bit too steril...
Nothing left to do but try again. Gunfighters (AKA: The Assassin) is directed by George Waggner and adapted to screenplay by Alan Le May from the novel "Twin Sombreros" written by Zane Grey. It stars Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, Bruc...