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Winchester '73
Lin McAdam rides into town on the trail of Dutch Henry Brown, only to find himself in a shooting competition against him. McAdam wins the prize, a one-in-a-thousand Winchester rifle, but Dutch steals it and leaves town. McAdam follows, intent on settling his old quarrel, while the rifle keeps changing hands and touching a number of lives.
1950 · Directed by Anthony Mann · 92 min · Western · 22 frames
Tagline
The Gun That Won The West!
Crew
- Screenplay: Borden Chase, Robert L. Richards
- Cinematography: William H. Daniels
- Edited by: Edward Curtiss
- Produced by: Aaron Rosenberg
Cast
- James Stewart as Lin McAdam
- Shelley Winters as Lola Manners
- Dan Duryea as Waco Johnnie Dean
- Stephen McNally as Dutch Henry Brown
- Millard Mitchell as High Spade
- Charles Drake as Steve Miller
- John McIntire as Joe Lamont
- Will Geer as Wyatt Earp
- Jay C. Flippen as Sergeant Wilkes
- Rock Hudson as Young Bull
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Universal International Pictures
- Box office: $2,250,000
- Themes: showdown, robbery, horseback riding, hostility, assault, search, rifle, stealing, contest, poker game
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