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      Gunsmoke

      Released Feb 11, 1953 1h 19m Western List
      Reviews 60% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score Hired gun Reb Kittridge (Audie Murphy) goes to work in Montana for Matt Telford (Donald Randolph), who is looking to take over Dan Saxon's (Paul Kelly) fertile cattle land. What Reb doesn't bargain for is becoming a landowner himself after winning Saxon's property in a card game. Suddenly, he must work with Saxon and daughter Rita (Susan Cabot) to run the cattle to a rail line in order to make a mortgage payment. To stop him, Telford hires Reb's former partner, Johnny Lake (Charles Drake). Read More Read Less

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      Tony Sloman Radio Times This routine western stars Audie Murphy as a gunslinger who has a change of heart when he's hired by a landowner to kill a rancher. Rated: 2/5 Jun 16, 2020 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews An efficiently made and exciting Western. Rated: B+ Jun 27, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member It’s very rare that I give a movie a five out of five star rating but this one just impress me that much. It was really good yes I highly recommend it James Welch, Henderson, Arkansas August 21, 2023. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/21/23 Full Review keith w To call these Westerns "routine" underrates them imo. There is a strong storyline, plenty of action but not too much and the outside shots can be beautiful - plus a nice twist at the end. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member One of his best movies. Sad his acting is underrated. It has everything including a gorgeous man. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member good Technicolor western from universal Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Routine Audie Murphy western, more about his star persona than the story as it isn't exhilarating stuff. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Hired gun Reb Kittridge (Audie Murphy) goes to work in Montana for Matt Telford (Donald Randolph), who is looking to take over Dan Saxon's (Paul Kelly) fertile cattle land. What Reb doesn't bargain for is becoming a landowner himself after winning Saxon's property in a card game. Suddenly, he must work with Saxon and daughter Rita (Susan Cabot) to run the cattle to a rail line in order to make a mortgage payment. To stop him, Telford hires Reb's former partner, Johnny Lake (Charles Drake).
      Director
      Nathan Juran
      Production Co
      Universal/Universal Int
      Genre
      Western
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Feb 11, 1953, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Nov 5, 2019
      Runtime
      1h 19m