Gunslinger (1956)

Director:

Roger Corman

Writers:

Charles B. Griffith (screenplay) and
Mark Hanna (screenplay)

Release Date:

June 1956 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Romance | Western

Tagline:

Hired to kill the woman he loved!

Plot:

After her husband is gunned down, Rose Hood takes his place as sheriff of a small Western town.

Plot Keywords:

Marshal | Killer | Mayor | Murder | Texas

Cast

  (Credited cast)

John Ireland	...	Cane Miro
Beverly Garland	...	Marshal Rose Hood
Allison Hayes	...	Erica Page
Martin Kingsley	...	Mayor Gideon Polk
Jonathan Haze	...	Jake Hayes
Chris Alcaide	...	Deputy Joshua Tate
Dick Miller	...	Jimmy Tonto (as Richard Miller)
Bruno VeSota	...	Zebelon Tabb (as Bruno Ve Sota)
Margaret Campbell	...	Felicity Polk
William Schallert	...	Marshal Scott Hood
Aaron Saxon	...	Nate Signo
Chris Miller	...	Tessie - a Dancer

Runtime:

71 min | USA:83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Pathécolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Iverson Ranch, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Roger Corman Productions

Trivia:

It rained throughout most of the shoot. Many exterior shots had to be rewritten at the last minute to be shot indoors. Several exterior shots had to be done with a tarp over the actors' heads, and the score was used to drown out the sound of the rain hitting it.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Joshua and Cane fight in the Marshal's Office, they bump into the jail cell which shakes like a heavy steel cage shouldn't.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Rose Hood: Hi.
Marshal Scott Hood: Hi. Long night.
Rose Hood: A quiet one for a change.
Marshal Scott Hood: Aw, you shouldn't get up so early just to fetch my breakfast.
Rose Hood: What else is a Marshal's wife good for?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Film '72: (2008-09-23)" (2008)

Yee-ha!

Beverly Garland is the only reason I gave this a good rating. She acts very well and is very pleasing to watch.

Other than that, typical Roger Corman production. Lots of mediocre actors, lack of continuity, lots of women displaying themselves, making out, and humorous scenes when not meant to be humorous. I love Bev's stoic reaction in the beginning. Plus, the whiny barkeep guy was so kooky and annoying. He got his just desserts. Interesting situation: boy meets girl, boy was hired to kill girl, boy falls for girl, girl falls for boy, boy and girl get into shootout.

We do have fun.