Winchester '73 Page #2

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
476 Views


that I would give

my left hand to own!

If you folks'd

behave yourselves,

I could give my right hand!

However, that is the prize!

All right! First group,

pick up your rifles,

get your shells

from Bat Masterson

and the sheriff here!!!

and take your position

on the firing line!

Rules for the contest are!!!

three rounds of three shots each

to an elimination!

High score wins!

Over there, boys!

Hold your rifles!

Ready, boys?

Aim! Fire!

One bull's-eye

and two in the first

for number five!

One bull's-eye,

two in the first, number five.

Three bull's-eyes

for number six!

Three bull's-eyes,

number six.

Better check it.

It's a real tight group.

You call it luck,

or do you come by it natural?

Let's just say

I learned from a good man!

Three bull's-eyes

for number seven!

Three bull's-eyes,

number seven.

Almost the same grouping.

Huh! Hmm!

Looks like you fellas might've

learned from the same man!

He taught quite a few folks

how to shoot!

Only trouble was,

he taught him how!

He didn't teach 'em

what to shoot at!

Maybe he figured

a man should know that

without tellin'!

Yeah!

That was his big mistake!

He lived just long enough

to find it out!

Huh? Well, all right!

Next group up to the line!

All rounds being completed,

the decision

of the judges is!!!

a tie between Lin McAdam

and Dutch Henry Brown!

The targets-- The targets

will be moved back 25 yards!

You all right?

- Yeah! Find out where

he put up his horse?

Right next to ours,

next to Wells Fargo!

Don't try anything,

not with Bat Masterson

and Wyatt Earp around!

You gotta wait, Lin!

- I'll wait!

Pass the cartridges.

Ready?

Lin McAdam!

Three in the bull's-eye

for Lin McAdam!

Henry!

Dutch Henry Brown.

Three in the bull's-eye

for Dutch Henry Brown!

Looks like

we could move this target

clear to the next county!!!

and they'd still be

shootin' even!

Wait a minute!

See if he can hit this!

Huh?

Suit you?

Sure!

All right.

- Ready?

- Uh-huh!

Plumb center!

Here, I'll put up this time!

I wouldn't want to play my hand

on borrowed money!

All right!

You ready?

Whenever you say!

I've never seen the beat

of this shooting!

Well, it's not plumb center,

but it is a good hit!

Well, wanna try again

further off, McAdam?

Hmm?

Further off?

Oh, sure! Might get

a little expensive though!

Say, uh, you want sell?

Uh-huh!

How much?

One dollar!

One dollar!

One dollar!

One dollar!

I thought I had him beat!

Yeah!

See what you

can do with that!

Anything you say!

All right, Dutch Henry?

All right!

A miss!

Looks like another miss!

I wouldn't wanna

say you're wrong, Marshal,

but I didn't miss it!

I don't see any mark,

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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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