Gunpoint is a 1966 American Western film directed by Earl Bellamy and starring Audie Murphy.[2] It was Murphy's final film for Universal Pictures.
| Gunpoint | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Earl Bellamy |
| Written by | Mary Willingham Willard W. Willingham |
| Produced by | Gordon Kay |
| Starring | Audie Murphy |
| Cinematography | William Marguiles |
| Edited by | Russell F. Schoengarth |
| Music by | Hans J. Salter |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $500,000[1] |
Plot
editIn a small town in 1880s Colorado, a gang of outlaws led by Drago (Morgan Woodward) rob a train and kidnap a saloon singer, Uvalde (Joan Staley). Determined to chase them down, the sheriff, Chad Lucas (Audie Murphy), forms a posse which includes Uvalde's fiancé, Nate Harlan (Warren Stevens), Mark Emerson, Nicos, and Lucas's deputy Cap (Denver Pyle) – who is secretly in league with the outlaws. During the chase Nate realises that Chad and Uvalde used to be lovers. The posse battles Indians, horse thieves and conflicts among themselves before discovering Uvalde; eventually the sheriff's pursuit is successful.
Cast
edit- Audie Murphy as Chad Lucas
- Joan Staley as Uvalde (Bonnie Mitchell)
- Warren Stevens as Nate Harlan
- Edgar Buchanan as Bull
- Denver Pyle as Cap Hold
- David Macklin as Mark Emerson
- Nick Dennis as Nicos
- Royal Dano as Ode
- Kelly Thordsen as Ab
- Morgan Woodward as Drago
- William Bramley as Hoag
- Robert Pine as Mitchell
- John Hoyt as Mayor Osborne
- Ford Rainey as Tom Emerson
- Mike Ragan as Zack
- Roy Barcroft as Dr. Beardsley
Production
editThe film was the last of seven Westerns Audie Murphy made with producer Gordon Kay, starting with Hell Bent for Leather (1960).[1] Parts of the film were shot at Kanab Canyon in Utah.[3] Scenes from earlier Universal films starring Murphy, including Kansas Raiders, The Cimarron Kid, Ride Clear of Diablo, Night Passage, Gunsmoke and Sierra, were re-used in this film.
When Hedda Hopper asked him what the story was about, he told her, "Same story only we're getting older horses".[4] Leading lady Joan Staley suffered a horse riding accident during production which limited her subsequent career. After making the movie, Murphy went to work in Europe for a number of years.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Don Graham, No Name on the Bullet: The Biography of Audie Murphy, Penguin, 1989 p 291
- ^ Gunpoint at the Audie Murphy Memorial Site
- ^ D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.
- ^ Hedda Hopper (April 3, 1965). "Audie Murphy to Invade Europe". Los Angeles Times. p. 17.
External links
edit- Gunpoint at IMDb
- Gunpoint at the TCM Movie Database
- Gunpoint at Letterboxd
- Gunpoint at AllMovie
- Gunpoint at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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