Gun the Man Down
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| Directed by | Andrew V. McLaglen |
| Produced by | Robert E. Morrison |
| Screenplay by | Burt Kennedy |
| Story by | Sam C. Freedle |
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James Arness Angie Dickinson |
| Music by | Henry Vars |
| Cinematography | William H. Clothier |
| Edited by | Everett Sutherland |
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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74 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Gun the Man Down is a 1956 western film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and starring James Arness and Angie Dickinson in her first leading role. The film was produced by Robert E. Morrison for his brother John Wayne's company Batjac Productions. It was the second theatrical feature directed by McLaglen, but his first of many westerns.
Three outlaws rob a bank, but one of them is wounded. His two partners kidnap his girlfriend, take his share of the money and run off, leaving him to be captured by the sheriff. Years later, after he gets out of prison, he goes in search of his double-crossing partners and his girlfriend. He finds them in a semi-deserted, run-down town, but instead of killing them right away, he decides to play cat-and-mouse with them first.
Gun the Man Down remains arguably most notable for containing actress Angie Dickinson's first starring role. She would go on to star in successful films such as Rio Bravo opposite John Wayne and Dean Martin, Ocean's Eleven with Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, Captain Newman, M.D. opposite Gregory Peck, The Killers (in which she's slapped in the face by villain Ronald Reagan) and Point Blank, both opposite Lee Marvin, and The Chase with Marlon Brando and Robert Redford.
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