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06/07/1950 Western 1h 32m
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The Gun That Won The West!

Overview

Lin McAdam rides into town on the trail of Dutch Henry Brown, only to find himself in a shooting competition against him. McAdam wins the prize, a one-in-a-thousand Winchester rifle, but Dutch steals it and leaves town. McAdam follows, intent on settling his old quarrel, while the rifle keeps changing hands and touching a number of lives.

  1. Anthony Mann

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. James Stewart

    Lin McAdam

  2. Shelley Winters

    Lola Manners

  3. Dan Duryea

    Waco Johnnie Dean

  4. Stephen McNally

    Dutch Henry Brown

  5. Millard Mitchell

    High Spade

  6. Charles Drake

    Steve Miller

  7. John McIntire

    Joe Lamont

  8. Will Geer

    Wyatt Earp

  9. Jay C. Flippen

    Sergeant Wilkes

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2026-02-01
“I haven’t felt this naked since I last took a bath” “You must have a long memory!”. Naked? That’s because sheriff Wyatt Earp (Will Geer) won’t allow guns in his town and these men had to scarper rather suddenly after they stole a pristine Winchester rifle from it’s rightful owner. You see, “McAdam” (James Stewart) had shot a postage stamp and won the rifle in a shooting contest against “Dutch Henry” (Stephen McNally). The latter man didn’t care much for that result so had bushwhacked “McAdam” and absconded with said gun. Except, they had no other weapons nor any ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$2,250,000.00

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