The Gunfighter (1950)

I have been known to say loudly and often that I don't like westerns and I don't like war movies. Oh, I'll watch them out of duty, as I want to have a well-rounded knowledge of film, but they're never high on my list.

Well, "The Gunfighter" slapped my mouth shut. Never again can I make the anti-western blanket statement. Gregory Peck is quietly effective as Jimmy Ringo, the reigning quick-draw. It's a great film about the trappings of celebrity and how hard it is to pick up a left-behind life.

This is one you gotta see.

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