Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Gun for a Coward (1957)


Universal-International Pictures
Directed by Abner Biberman
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(YouTube)

Fred MacMurray is the oldest of three brothers working an old west ranch. The youngest brother is a carefree, wisecracking cowboy played by a very young Dean Stockwell, while the middle brother is quiet and sensitive, which others misinterpret as cowardice. Well, the middle brother falls in love with the older's fiance, but he doesn't have the courage to tell anybody, leading to many complications. He is also an easy target for the rough cowboy crowd. Tensions build until he must prove himself in a fight and shootout. Too much melodrama, not enough action, in this sub-par western.

No comments:

Post a Comment