Winchester '73 Page #3

Synopsis: In a marksmanship contest, Lin McAdam wins a prized Winchester rifle, which is immediately stolen by the runner-up, Dutch Henry Brown. This "story of a rifle" then follows McAdams' pursuit, and the rifle as it changes hands, until a final showdown and shoot-out on a rocky mountain precipice.
Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Director(s): Anthony Mann
Production: Universal Pictures
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.7
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
NOT RATED
Year:
1950
92 min
478 Views


except maybe this scratch

on the inside rim!

That was my mistake!

I shot through it!

You missed it!

Can I borrow this

for a minute?

Yeah!

I'll do it again,

if you want!

You mean,

you want another shot?

Is that it?

No, not exactly!

I'll tell you what!

If I hit it, I win!

If I miss it, I lose!

You don't have to shoot!

Don't go makin'

any such fool deal as that!

If you're gonna have to shoot,

he's gonna have to shoot!

I'll take that bet!

Lin McAdam says

he's goin'to shoot a hole...

through this here

postage stamp!

Are you ready?

Uh-huh!

The winner!

Fine shootin'!

Thank you!

The boys would like to engrave

your name here on the gun stock!

So if you let us have it,

you can pick it up

in the morning!

That's real nice of'em!

I appreciate it!

How much

will you take for it?

It's not for sale!

That's too bad!

That's too much gun

for a man to have

just for!!! shootin' rabbits!

Or for shootin' men

in the back!

If it's all right with you,

I'll get my gun!

You mean you're

pullin' out of town?

Yeah.

All right! Get your gear and

stop by the office, and Virgil

will let you have your guns!

And see that

you get out of town!

I guess I won't have time

for that engraving!

I suppose!

You're pullin' out too?

That's right!

All right!

I wanna congratulate you!

That was real fine shooting!

Thanks! You pick up the guns

and the horses! I'll get

the stuff out of the room!

I can't think of anyone

I'd rather see own that gun,

except maybe me!

Fine! Fine! Thank you!

You understand I don't care

what they do to each other

once they leave town!

But there'll be

no gunfighting--

I understand perfectly!

And I promise you

there won't be!

All right!

Virgil, did Dutch Henry

pick up his gun?

No, he didn't pick it up!

I think this is his!

I thought he was gonna come by!

Why and how could he come by

and pick it up

if it's still here?

Sometimes you

don't make sense!

Of course he didn't come by,

or I'd have seen him!

Dutch! It's Wyatt Earp!

It's Earp, and he's got a gun!

Let's get out of here!

Lin!

I don't know what

your quarrel was before,

but you can add

the rifle to it now!

Yeah! Yeah!

I don't know about you,

but after two days,

this saddle's pounding

the back of my neck!

Why don't you run up and hit him

over the head with it?

What I wouldn't give

for a pocketful of shells!

While you're at it,

dream up a few for me, will you?

And a six-gun to go with it!

I ain't felt so naked

since the last time

I took a bath!

You got a long memory!

A funny man, huh?

But I still want a gun!

You'll have one as soon

as you get down to Riker's!

Maybe he'll buy you

a bath too!

There's more smoke!!!

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Robert L. Richards

Robert L. Richards was a film screenwriter. Richards worked on a number of notable films of the 1940s and 1950s including Winchester '73, Johnny Stool Pigeon, and Act of Violence. His radio work included writing for the Suspense series which aired on the CBS network from 1942 until 1962. Among Richards' numerous Suspense offerings was his critically acclaimed neogothic horror thriller entitled The House in Cypress Canyon broadcast on December 5, 1946. Considered one of the tautest, most chilling dramas in the Suspense canon, the now classic show featured Robert Taylor, Cathy Lewis, Hans Conried, and Howard Duff in starring roles. Richards was blacklisted in Hollywood because of his left wing views. He wrote under various pseudonyms to get work, until he finally gave up and became a carpenter. He retired to Pátzcuaro, Mexico, where he died, still bitter about the career he had lost. more…

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