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The Man Behind the Gun

Play trailer Poster for The Man Behind the Gun Released Jan 31, 1953 1h 22m Western Play Trailer Watchlist
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An Army major (Randolph Scott) goes undercover to stop a plot to make Southern California a separate state.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Routine Western elevated by the presence of Randolph Scott. Rated: C Apr 10, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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deke p 1953! RANDOLPH SCOTT!!! PHILIP ('Granny Goose'/Kappa Sigma)CAREY!! Scott as a schoolteacher, gunslinger, undercover Union Army agent/officer. vs evil CONFEDERATE/slaveholder sympathizers. All in SAN PEDRO, SANTA MONICA area. That's why i gave it 5 stars. Plus see the youtube clip Blazing Saddles + "YOU'D DO IT FOR RANDOLPH SCOTT!" OH, and some very young man playing Scott's ally, JUAQUIN MURRIETA. Oh, and ALAN HALE, bigger, younger, stronger than as the Captain on GILLIGAN'S ISLAND. Never saw it before on the GRIT network Channel 30.3 in SoCal, 3.2021, Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member standard issue scott western Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Very ordinary western with very familiar two-dimensional characters. The story has a good pace to it, but is ultimately dissapointing. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis An Army major (Randolph Scott) goes undercover to stop a plot to make Southern California a separate state.
Director
Felix E. Feist
Producer
Robert Sisk
Screenwriter
John Twist
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Production Co
Warner Bros.
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 31, 1953, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 13, 2017
Runtime
1h 22m
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