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      Gun for a Coward

      1957 1h 28m Western List
      Reviews 25% 50+ Ratings Audience Score Three brothers -- no-nonsense leader Will Keough (Fred MacMurray), rebellious Harry (Dean Stockwell) and pacifist mama's boy Bless (Jeffrey Hunter) -- bend their family to breaking point as their differing personalities clash during a cattle drive. It doesn't help that Will and Harry think Bless is a coward, believing that his inaction during a violent situation got their father killed. When rustlers attack the Keough herd, Bless is forced once again into a dangerous confrontation. Read More Read Less

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      kevin w A standard Western from the 1950's without much to distinguish it except for the middling idea of gender roles (in which case its ahead of its time by some 70 years or so). Jeffrey Hunter stars as a guy who doesn't fit the Western mold and so there is much grumbling in the cowboy bunkhouse ranks as to whether he should be wearing a dress or no. "And do ya see how he acts around snakes???" It's a different Western with an unusual and different emphasis. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Way too much overacting for a Western, and a flimsy story to boot. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Family drama in the wild west. A simmering tale of love and gun play that never gets going despite three well known faces as brothers. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member pretty decient western Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Three brothers -- no-nonsense leader Will Keough (Fred MacMurray), rebellious Harry (Dean Stockwell) and pacifist mama's boy Bless (Jeffrey Hunter) -- bend their family to breaking point as their differing personalities clash during a cattle drive. It doesn't help that Will and Harry think Bless is a coward, believing that his inaction during a violent situation got their father killed. When rustlers attack the Keough herd, Bless is forced once again into a dangerous confrontation.
      Director
      Abner Biberman
      Production Co
      Universal International Pictures
      Genre
      Western
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Oct 8, 2020
      Runtime
      1h 28m