Reviews
John Chard

John Chard

January 23, 2017
6.0
Cruze Missile and the Three of Spades. The Lone Gun is directed by Ray Nazarro and written by Don Martin, Richard Schayer and L. L. Freeman. It stars George Montgomery, Dorothy Malone, Neville Brand, Frank Faylen, Skip Homeier, Robert Wilke, Douglas Kennedy and Fay Roope. Music is by Irving Getz and cinematography by Lester White (color by Color Corporation of America). "The history of any frontier region . . . such as the great expanses of the new State of Texas . . . offered many examples of the strange way in which a few men of great evil could dominate whole communities of well meaning, but passive citizens... ...And examples, too, of men who rode out alone for law and order, with badges on their vests and handcuffs in their pockets . . . playing a lone gun against great odds" It is pretty much as one would expect for a 50s "B" Western, there's nothing remotely new here, it's a good old honest Oater where a good man takes up a law badge in a town that doesn't deserve him, he takes on the bad guys and there's a pretty lady on his mind. Cue fisticuffs and shootings (including a particularly cold blooded murder), some nifty ambush sequences, a tension packed poker game and some neat dialogue - "one yell and you'll be waking up in a devil's cookhouse". Cast are fine, with Montgomery doing his usual reliable and likable guy act, Brand doing another in his line of scumbags - backed by Kennedy and Wilke, and even though she's saddled with the token lady role that's sparsely written, Malone leaves a nice impression regardless. Bonus is Faylen, who as card conman Fairweather, shines in a cheeky chappie role, with quips and a glint in his eye even when he's in danger, Faylen enjoys himself in creating this fun character. Some good stunt work rounds it out as a safe and enjoyable Oater for fans of such. 6.5/10 Tidbib: Bizarrely the end credits have Wilke and Kennedy listed as playing each others roles?!

Recommendation Movies

7.8
Western
View
7.8
Rio Bravo
Rio Bravo1959
6.7
Action
View
6.7
The Man from Colorado
The Man from Colorado1948
7.9
Drama
View
7.9
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave2013
7.9
Music
View
7.9
Bohemian Rhapsody
Bohemian Rhapsody2018
7.7
Science Fiction
View
7.7
The Avengers
The Avengers2012
8.2
Family
View
8.2
Coco
Coco2017
6.8
Science Fiction
View
6.8
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 12014
6
Comedy
View
6
Baywatch
Baywatch2017
7.5
Western
View
7.5
The Revenant
The Revenant2015
6.8
Adventure
View
6.8
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Star Wars: The Last Jedi2017
8.2
Adventure
View
8.2
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War2018
7.9
Romance
View
7.9
Her
Her2013
8.2
Drama
View
8.2
The Intouchables
The Intouchables2011
7.4
Adventure
View
7.4
Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War2016
7.3
Horror
View
7.3
Martyrs
Martyrs2008
7.3
Action
View
7.3
Spider-Man
Spider-Man2002
8.2
Action
View
8.2
The Matrix
The Matrix1999
7.6
Action
View
7.6
Deadpool
Deadpool2016
6
Science Fiction
View
6
Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell2017
7.3
Horror
View
7.3
Split
Split2017
© 2024 MoovieTime. All rights reserved.Made with Nuxt