The Man Behind the Gun

Name: The Man Behind the Gun
Genre: Western
Released: 1953-01-31
Rating: 40
Cast: Randolph Scott, Patrice Wymore, Philip Carey, Dick Wesson, Lina Romay

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Released Jan 31, 1953

1h 22m

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An Army major (Randolph Scott) goes undercover to stop a plot to make Southern California a separate state.

Dennis Schwartz

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Routine Western elevated by the presence of Randolph Scott.

Rated: C

Apr 10, 2011

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1953! RANDOLPH SCOTT!!! PHILIP ('Granny Goose'/Kappa Sigma)CAREY!! Scott as a schoolteacher, gunslinger, undercover Union Army agent/officer. vs evil CONFEDERATE/slaveholder sympathizers. All in SAN PEDRO, SANTA MONICA area. That's why i gave it 5 stars. Plus see the youtube clip Blazing Saddles + "YOU'D DO IT FOR RANDOLPH SCOTT!" OH, and some very young man playing Scott's ally, JUAQUIN MURRIETA. Oh, and ALAN HALE, bigger, younger, stronger than as the Captain on GILLIGAN'S ISLAND. Never saw it before on the GRIT network Channel 30.3 in SoCal, 3.2021,

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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standard issue scott western

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Very ordinary western with very familiar two-dimensional characters. The story has a good pace to it, but is ultimately dissapointing.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Felix E. Feist

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Randolph Scott

Major Ransome Callicut

Patrice Wymore

Lora Roberts

Philip Carey

Capt. Roy Giles

Dick Wesson

Sgt. "Monk" Walker

Lina Romay

Chona Degnon

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Synopsis

An Army major (Randolph Scott) goes undercover to stop a plot to make Southern California a separate state.

Director: Felix E. Feist
Producer: Robert Sisk
Screenwriter: John Twist
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Co: Warner Bros.
Genre: Western
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 31, 1953, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 13, 2017
Runtime: 1h 22m

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