"Full cast and crew for The Stranger Wore a Gun", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Stranger_Wore_a_Gun&oldid=1138471204, This page was last edited on 9 February 2023, at 21:44. Verified purchase: When Weldon reminded her that they had done a film together, The Stranger Wore a Gun, Trevor said, Remember you? The Stranger Wore a Gun is Borgnine's big-screen debut, and (although he pretended otherwise in order to win the role) was also the first time he ever rode a non-carousel horse! 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." 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! Scott instigates a feud between Macready and a Mexican bandit. There is a great cast and production team with strong credentials lined up and we are all looking forward to starting filming in Manchester., Last day filming #TheStranger lovely experience a great cast, fabulous crew and I just love Manchester pic.twitter.com/ebg2FI8QBx, Anthony Stewart Head (@AnthonySHead) August 2, 2019, The crew was spotted filming in places all over the city. Claire Trevor keeps the brouhaha at fever pitch by helping Scott escape from certain death. Refresh your browser window to try again. critical recognition for his entertaining body of work. | | Jeff then runs into Kurth and kills him. He decides to settle in Prescott, Arizona, where he takes a job driving for the Conroy Stage Company. as a cameraman for cinematographer Istvan Eiben. Not terribly original. 2023 Sony Pictures Digital Productions Inc. 2019Sony Pictures Digital Productions Inc. Sony Pictures Clips & Still Image Licensing. Watch trailers, read customer and critic reviews, and buy The Stranger Wore a Gun for $12.99. Lee, on the other hand didn't need any "camera" tricks to make him look fast. 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". Scott instigates a feud between Macready and a Mexican bandit. With the Union victory, he fears he is a wanted man and heads out West, closely followed by his long-time love Josie. 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. 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. However, in its adaptation, Netflix takes it to the other side of the pond, which not only warrants a lot of change in the backdrop of the scenes but also in the story as a whole. Best of all, on the riverboat he uses a derringer. Strip and The Westerner. Stranger Wore A Gun, The (1953) -- (Movie Clip) Thieves, Cutthroats And Murderers Film Details Also Known As I Ride Alone, Yankee Gold Genre Western Release Date Jul 1953 Premiere Information New York opening: 30 Jul 1953 Production Company Scott-Brown Productions Distribution Company Columbia Pictures Corp. Country United States From 1957 on, Gamet mostly wrote Casey Jones episodes for TV and that was probably his mtier. Mourret himself has to be held back for a dramatic death in a burning saloon. Both watch and plot as Joan Weldon and her father, ship gold via the stagecoach 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. Before their respective careers were over, De Toth and Scott would collaborate on Man in the Saddle (1951), Carson City (1952), The Stranger Wore a Gun, Thunder Over the Plains (1953), Riding Shotgun (1954), and The Bounty Hunter (1954). He just did it to make a living. After obtaining his law When Slager loosens the ropes, Jeff breaks free and escapes. Jeff agrees, assuming the identity of Mark Stone, an insurance detective requested by the Conroys, and informs them he will masquerade as a stage guard to protect the gold. De Toth followed that hit with some fine films: Crime Wave (1954), a many, this film best articulated many of the recurring themes in De Toth's About filming in Manchester, Coben said: We filmed all across Manchester for the most part, as well as places around the city like Bolton. Stranger Wore A Gun, The (1953) -- (Movie Clip) William Clarke Quantrill, Stranger Wore a Gun, The - (Original Trailer), Stranger Wore A Gun, The (1953) -- (Movie Clip) You Ride A Careless Horse, Stranger Wore A Gun, The (1953) -- (Movie Clip) Thieves, Cutthroats And Murderers, Jul He loved Westerns and directed eleven Western movies, six of them with Randolph Scott. That began a continuing admiration for Lee Marvin,, who could do bad guys, good guys, good guy-bad guy (Cat Ballou), Comedy, Drama, Action, He was a craftsman, and a master at it. Born in Mako, Hungary to the son of a civil engineer, De Toth showed an The story starts in the Civil War when Jeff Travis (Randy) is a spy for Quantrill in Lawrence. To muddy the water a damsel in distress appears, pretty Shelby Conroy (Joan Weldon), who seems shy and innocent. age 14 and seeing his first play produced at age 18. Soon after, Jeff arrives at the saloon to challenge Mourret and Slager. Jeff Travis, serving as an advance . But the budget wasnt top-notch so maybe they saved a bit there. of which was the World War II action film Play Dirty (1968), Starring Dick Powell, Lizabeth Scott and 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. It stars Randolph Scott, Claire Trevor, Joan Weldon, George Macready, Alfonso Bedoya, Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine and Pierre Watkin. His job: to monitor a series of gold shipments on the local stage line run by Jason Conroy (Pierre Watkin) and his daughter Shelby Conroy (Joan Weldon) in preparation for a major robbery. Richard Armitage (The Hobbit series) stars in the lead role, alongside Hannah John-Kamen of Ant-Man and the Wasp. Movies. Entertaining. Impressed with his ability, Harry Cohn, head of Columbia Pictures, put the "The Stranger Wore a Gun" has a fast moving story and a lot of action. Quantrill's Raiders man Randolph Scott gets the film off with a flurry of action. With the Union victory, he fears he's a wanted man and heads out West, closely followed by his long-time flame Josie Sullivan (Claire Trevor). Ninety percent of a good film is due to casting. The Iverson Ranch and Lone Pine locations are attractive and properly Western. A man whose life was saved by an outlaw shows his gratitude by reluctantly assisting in a stagecoach robbery. Perhaps the part was supposed to be comic but if so, it fails. striking as one of the first films to examine the American dream gone sour. Jeff Travis: A man's only as good as his cards. Posted on: March 23, 2021, by : Western. Both of those films, plus this film, all derive somewhat from The Glass Key, which was filmed twice before The Stranger Wore A Gun was released in 1953. Horrendous dialogue, terrible editing (the big gunfight in the mountains is unintelligible until the principals gather to rehash what just happened), and some really bad acting (not so much from Scott, Borgnine, or Marvin, but pretty much everybody else. The stranger begins falling in love with her to the displeasure of Josie. An ex-Confederate spy for the Quantrill's Raiders, torched and looted mercilessly for the "Confederate cause" during the Civil War. GREATER THAN EVER IN 3-D! Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The crew was also spotted filming at the Peel Memorial outside Bury Parish Church on The Rock. He decides to settle in Prescott, Arizona, where he takes a job driving for the Conroy Stage Company. pre-owned The script is so poor that even fine actors like Earnest Borgnine and Lee Marvin are uninteresting. 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. wagon master leading his train through rough territory that won accolades He fled to England before World War II where he worked with Alexander Korda. 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. 1953, renewed 1981 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved. He takes a job on the stage line that Mourret is trying to steal gold from. He was a man whose shoes shined. Jeff Travis (Randolph Scott), a spy for Quantrill's Raiders, leaves when he realizes Quantrill's true nature and enlists in the confederate army. It was the first thing I recall seeing Lee Marvin in. But it is far from his best effort. [2] The supporting cast includes Joan Weldon, George Macready, Alfonso Bedoya, Lee Marvin, and Ernest Borgnine. decluttr_store, Verified purchase: The working titles of the film were I Ride Alone and Yankee Gold. i liked this western.it isn't the greatest western i have seen,but i thought it was mostly well acted,i found the story interesting,and i thought there was some good chemistry between the characters.it's well paced,with a fair amount of action and some excitement.Randolph Scott is the lead actor in the movie,and i thought he was OK,except he seemed a bit too old for the part.but maybe that's just me and my imagination.Claire Trevor(Stagecoach,1939))also stars,and is great.Ernest Borgnine appears as well.there are some other well known actors of the time,(and genre)as well,but i can't recall their names.by the way,this movie was originally filmed in 3D,so it looks a bit cheesy when objects are thrust toward the screen.for me,The Stranger Wore a Gun is a 6/10. It has Randolph Scott as solid as ever surrounded by a rock solid supporting cast. Randolph Scott plays a man who worked, briefly, for Quantrell and his evil raiders during the Civil War. The other 3-D film he directed was "House of Wax." 12 of 12 found this interesting | Share this But he was more than happy to work with his old buddy Scott once again, in a genre that they both understood. I mean, come on, he's has to tangle with both Ernest Borgnine and Lee Marvin. Lee Marvin and Ernest Borgnine are on hand as heavies. Manchester has also served as the filming location of another Netflix series based on Cobens book starring Michael C. Hall, Safe. "The Stranger Wore A Gun" qualifies as a standard issue Randolph Scott horse opera from the 1950s, not as overall satisfying as the westerns that he starred in for director Budd Boetticher, but entertaining enough to watch if you consider yourself a completist Scott fan. Technicolor/3-Dimension production, music is by Mischa Bakaleinikoff and cinematography by Lester White. But it is far from his best effort. affair because he feels stifled in his picture-perfect home (a devoted wife, son, A strong cast comes to the aid of this implausible Randolph Scott western, originally released in 3D in the United States. Borgnine and Lee Marvin are both fun to watch, in these early career roles. Starring Randolph Scott, Claire Trevor, Joan Weldon. I sometimes like to watch films that just don't work because it shows you why other films work so well. But The Stranger Wore a Gun is not one of them. Manchester has served as a primary filming spot for a number of TV shows in the UK. Really a neat scene. Although the film was another 3-D film by director Andre De Toth, he only had one eye and would never be able to see the result of the process. The picture opens with the historically infamous attack on Lawrence, Kansas by Quantrill's Raiders in 1863, and the shadow of that event hangs over the character of Lieutenant Jeff Travis (Randolph Scott) for the remainder of the story. During the American Civil War, renegade Confederate officer William Clark Quantrill and his raiders unleash a savage attack against the city of Lawrence, Kansas. After the war, Travis believes that he is a wanted man and he heads to Prescott, in Arizona, to start a new life. Condition: When Mourret's men kill a friend of his he sets out to get Mourret and his men. The original setting for the story of The Stranger is America. The other 3-D film he directed was "House of Wax.". It's not quite clear where the stranger is heading until a close pal is murdered by Jules' henchmen. I shall leave you to intuit who wins that. Guns are pointed directly at the viewer. ", Scott, Marvin, Borgnine: Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda. Soon the war ends and Scott is hated for his war record and people don't want to give him a chance. He rides into Prescott loaded for bear, hence the title "The Stranger Wore a Gun." Travis leaves Quantrill and heads west to Arizona, where he takes a job spying for a stage company trying to protect their gold shipments. One of the last jobs Travis took part in resulted in innocent victims being slaughtered. 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. Randolph Scott is caught between good and evil in this action-packed oater, Ex-Confederate spy formerly aligned with terrorist guerilla leader turns good guy in disappointing western. Screenplay: Kenneth Gamet Gallery of 12 movie poster and cover images for The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953). The next day, Mourret sends one of his henchmen, Dan Kurth, to ride with Jeff on the stage, which is ambushed by both Degas and Mourret. It's not anything, except a mess. One of them is Harlan Cobens best-selling mystery-drama, The Stranger. Randolph Scott is on hand, however, to amble around in the laconic, aw-shucks way that more or less served as his B-Western calling card for several lucrative years. Manchester served as the main filming location, but the crew also took to Bolton and Stockport to film additional scenes. Both watch and plot as Joan Weldon and her father, ship gold via the stagecoach line. I dont even remember the film., Your email address will not be published. Josie hesitantly admits that to keep Jeff dependent upon her, she lied to him about his being wanted for his association with Quantrill. Finally Randy says he is through with guns and goes off to California with Claire. He jumps overboard and makes for Prescott, AZ, on Josies advice. With the Union victory, he fears he's a wanted man and heads out West, closely followed by his long-time flame Josie Sullivan (Claire Trevor). in Hollywood, De Toth headed to Europe in the '60s, where he found work as In this movie, as in some of his other ones, Scott portrays a former Confederate soldier. Claire Trevor. Unfortunately, most spectators, then as now, saw the movie in 2D so they must have wondered what was going on. Set Decoration: Frank Tuttle In the show, however, the approach has been changed. Neither of them knew much about stories. When Mourret's men kill a friend of his he sets out to get Mourret and his men. by Michael T. Toole, - By using this site, you agree to our updated, The narrated opening, James Millican as the notorious semi-Confederate raider William Clarke Quantrill, we meet top-billed Randolph Scott as his not-overly conscientious spy Jeff Travis, and director Andre De Toth provides action for the original 3-D production, in, Seeking refuge in Prescott, Arizona, after facilitating a massacre with Quantrills Raiders in Kansas, Travis (Randolph Scott) meets goons (including Lee Marvin, and Ernest Borgnine in his first movie!) Quantrill and his men were little more than terrorists, and it takes a while for this reality to dawn on Travis. Later that day Jeff and Josie board the stage for California to begin a new life again. However, Quantrell's actions (he was more a terrorist and thief than a real soldier) soon disenchanted him and he left to serve in the regular Southern army. Despite the fact that Scott, Gamet, and De Toth worked together on several films, "The Stranger Wore A Gun" still ranks as one of their less luminous efforts. Yakima Canutts son Tap is in town too and Franklyn Farnum was on the stage. "The Stranger Wore a Gun" is badly miscast. Producer Harry Joe Brown made multiple story eliminations in order to gain PCA script approval. If you're wondering why characters are forever pointing gun barrels or throwing furniture toward the camera during The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953), it's because, in keeping with the early 1950s trend that was an attempt to lure Americans away from their newfangled television sets, the picture was shot in 3-D. Director Andre De Toth had a knack for conjuring something out of very little, but the "something" he managed in this case may be lost in a conventional print. Cast: Randolph Scott (Jeff Travis, aka Mark Stone), Claire Trevor (Josie Sullivan), Joan Weldon (Shelby Conroy), George Macready (Jules Mourret), Alfonso Bedoya (Degas), Lee Marvin (Dan Kurth), Ernest Borgnine (Bull Slager). Books and TV are a different poison. film as he could not experience the stereoscopic process, having lost an eye This guy just absolutely fascinated me. View cart for details. In reality the stranger with gun savvy is working with a strong willed loyalist(George Macready) to the Confederation trying to discover where scads of gold is being hid. He was a handsome man; took 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. de Toth earned considerable critical acclaim with the taut, intense noir thriller Pitfall 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. Your email address will not be published. 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. Somewhat of a mentor to him as well as lover is the soiled dove Josie Sullivan, played knowingly by Claire Trevor. Randolph Scott, Claire Trevor, Joan Weldon, George Macready, Alfonso Bedoya, Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Roscoe Ates, Herbert Rawlinson, Richard Alexander, . To film the vulnerable moments of these people in which the Stranger catches them, you have to choose your spots very carefully. He is survived by his wife, Ann The premise sounded interesting as was seeing how early 3D would fare. The author of the book, Harlan Coben explained why the idea of transferring the mystery to a new setting felt great to him. Perhaps if he had made a better film, Randy might have stepped up. early artistic bent, having his first exhibit of paintings and sculpture at Borgnine mounted a horse and with a slew of other riders, did a scene in which they had to come riding down a hill fast. Andre DeToth was another frequent director, with he and Scott doing six films together. who report to slippery Mourret (George Macready) in, Fleeing on a riverboat after unintentionally abetting William Clarke Quantrills historic Lawrence (Kansas) Massacre, Travis (Randolph Scott) plays cards with Josie (Claire Trevor, her first scene) and it becomes clear hes been tracked down, Andre De Toth directing, in the originally 3-D, A gold robber tries to reform in the middle of a big heist in. When Mourret angrily chastises him later, Jeff explains that he has learned that the next stage will be carrying $25,000 and thus will be a more important robbery. Jules shoots Degas and tries to rob the stage but is stopped when Jeff kicks Dan off and returns to town. Features a great action sequence in a burning saloon. 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.. 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