Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Richard Wilson

Writers:

Hal Goodman (story) &
Larry Klein (story) ...

Release Date:

14 October 1964 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

The cold-blooded killer who terrorized a town!

Plot:

When Confederate soldier Matt Weaver returns to town after the Civil War, he finds that his home has been sold by town boss Sam Brewster...

Plot Keywords:

Return From War | Love Triangle | Hired Killer | Mexican | Frontier Justice

Cast

Yul Brynner	...	Jules Gaspard d'Estaing
Janice Rule	...	Ruth Adams
George Segal	...	Matt Weaver
Alfred Ryder	...	Doc Barker
Clifford David	...	Crane Adams
Mike Kellin	...	Blind Union vet
Brad Dexter	...	Kenarsie
Pat Hingle	...	Sam Brewster
Bert Freed	...	Sheriff
John A. Alonzo	...	Manuel (Weaver's friend in Mexicantown) (as John Alonzo)
Curt Conway	...	McKeever
Clarke Gordon	...	Hickman
Gerald Hiken	...	Gully
Strother Martin	...	Fiddler
Clifton James	...	Tuttle

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:U | West Germany:12 (f) (re-rating) | West Germany:16 (f) (original rating) | Finland:K-16 | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

Hermes Productions

Trivia:

The Psycho (1960) house set on the Universal Backlot, was the home for the character "Sam Brewster".

Quotes:

Sam Brewster: You got him in the arm
Crane Adams: I aimed for his Reb heart.
Sam Brewster: Your performance is never up to your intentions.

Exquisite morality play highlighted by solid performances.

Brynner's trademark feline grace and air of disdainful superiority are used to full advantage in this tale of a small town hiring a gunfighter to deal with a hometown boy gone bad. The performances of the other actors and solid direction provide a sharp portrait of a dusty, narrowminded, small-town society. They've created one monster of their own, and invited another monster in to deal with him--now, how do they deal with the new menace? Particularly memorable is the scene in which D'estaing gives instruction in the proper pronunciation of his name.