The Stranger Wore a Gun
Seen it?1953 | 82 min | Western
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for most people. If you loved Bad Day at Black Rock, start here.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 22 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1953: an older pace and style.
Having been a spy for Quantrill's raiders during the Civil War, Jeff Travis thinking himself a wanted man, flees to Prescott Arizona where he runs into Jules Mourret who knows of his past. He takes a job on the stage line that Mourret is trying to steal gold from. When Mourret's men kill a friend of his he sets out to get Mourret and his men. When his plan to have another gang get Mourret fails, he has to go after them himself.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$2 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 12K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by André de Toth
- Randolph ScottJeff Travis
- Claire TrevorJosie Sullivan
- Lee MarvinDan Kurth
- Ernest BorgnineBull Slager
- Joan WeldonShelby Conroy
- George MacreadyJules Mourret
- Alfonso BedoyaDegas
- Pierre WatkinJason Conroy
- Joseph VitaleShorty
- Clem BevansJim Martin