- Film Review
- Reviewed By David Parkinson
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4 out of 5
Gregory Peck gives a performance of characteristic dignity and grit in this simmering western about the stark realities of frontier life. Having been forced to go for his gun by a barroom braggart, gunslinger Peck rides off to a neighbouring town to visit his estranged wife and son, only to find his presence resented by the locals and his life threatened by the brothers of his latest victim. Veteran director Henry King expertly strips away the glamour of the gunfighter to reveal a lonely man who regrets his past, but knows that killing is his only future.
Plot Summary
Western starring Gregory Peck. Renowned gunfighter Jimmy Ringo would like to retire but his reputation ensures that he is constantly being drawn into confrontations. In an attempt to change his life, Ringo visits his son and estranged wife, but even in their small community he is unable to escape his bloody past.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Jimmy Ringo
- Gregory Peck
- Peggy Walsh
- Helen Westcott
- Sheriff Mark Strett
- Millard Mitchell
- Molly
- Jean Parker
- Mac
- Karl Malden
- Hunt Bromley
- Skip Homeier
- Charlie
- Anthony Ross
- Mrs Pennyfeather
- Verna Felton
- Mrs Devlin
- Ellen Corby
- Eddie
- Richard Jaeckel
- First brother
- Alan Hale Jr
- Second brother
- David Clarke
- Third Brother
- John Pickard
Crew
- Director
- Henry King
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