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Gun Fury

Gun Fury

Western · 1953

After a stagecoach holdup, Frank Slayton's notorious gang leave Ben Warren for dead and head off with his fiancée. Warren follows, and although none of the townspeople he comes across are prepared to help, he recruits two others who have sworn revenge on the ruthless Slayton.

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Gun Fury

“A WOMAN WRONGED...A MAN TO AVENGE HER!...and he rode south to do it!”

1953 Western 1h 23m

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6.1 / 10

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After a stagecoach holdup, Frank Slayton's notorious gang leave Ben Warren for dead and head off with his fiancée. Warren follows, and although none of the townspeople he comes across are prepared to help, he recruits two others who have sworn revenge on the ruthless Slayton.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Raoul Walsh

Written by

Roy Huggins · Irving Wallace

Rock Hudson

Rock Hudson

Ben Warren

Donna Reed

Donna Reed

Jennifer Ballard

Philip Carey

Philip Carey

Frank Slayton

Roberta Haynes

Roberta Haynes

Estella Morales

Leo Gordon

Leo Gordon

Tom 'Jess' Burgess

Lee Marvin

Lee Marvin

Blinky

Neville Brand

Neville Brand

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Put Gun Fury on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Patience is part of the point.”

Duration becomes texture. The film asks you to inhabit its world instead of merely processing its plot.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“A test of endurance, your honour.”

Stillness keeps submitting itself as meaning. At some point, contemplation needs something worth contemplating.