Winchester '73 Page #3

Synopsis: In a marksmanship contest, Lin McAdam wins a prized Winchester rifle, which is immediately stolen by the runner-up, Dutch Henry Brown. This "story of a rifle" then follows McAdams' pursuit, and the rifle as it changes hands, until a final showdown and shoot-out on a rocky mountain precipice.
Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Director(s): Anthony Mann
Production: Universal Pictures
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.7
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
NOT RATED
Year:
1950
92 min
541 Views


since-- since

I can't remember!

That's right!

We've never been

this close before!

It might just be

that Young Bull's man

won't show up!

Might be!

You'll be stuck

with those guns!

Yeah!

After that meal,

I'm down to $80!

That's still enough

to play poker with

if you fellas want cards!

I lost one place

that way!

Since then I've reformed!

Well, I'm not much

at poker myself!

Still, if it's only

for a dollar or two--

Who knows? You might win

another 20 and have the price

of one gun! That the idea?

Three guns,

if your Indian friend

doesn't show!

Well, cut!

First jack deals,

anything opens, right?

Do you mind?

No, not at all!

Your deal!

Drink?

Would it do any good

for me to suggest that

we bed down for a while?

Nope!

That's what I thought!

When do we sleep?

As soon as we get to Riker's,

we'll sleep then!

Could be Dutch

didn't go to Riker's!

Wyatt only said if he was Dutch,

he'd go to Riker's, providin'

he was goin' to Tascosa,

which is only what somebody

said they heard Dutch say

where he was going to!

I think you better spit!

Huh?

Spit!

Just wanted to get your tongue

straightened around!

You know what I mean!

That's the reason

we're goin' to Riker's!

Come on!

Call!

Three kings!

I've heard of beginner's luck,

but I didn't know

it could be this good!

That clean you out?

Yeah!

At least we ate!

I'm about

to give mine back!

I could act like an Injun trader

and lower the price,

but I won't!

Offer still goes--

300 in gold for your Winchester,

whatever you pick!

No deal!

I'm a very patient man,

but you're talkin' like a fool!

Give him the gun!

- I said no deal!

- Be smart! It's a long, hungry

ride to Tascosa without money!

Again, I don't wanna sound

like an Injun trader,

but with all that smoke in

the hills and you with no guns--

Why don't you shut up?

The man's right!

Give him the gun!

You bought a gun!

Now all I need is a beaver hat

and I'll be dressed for Easter!

I'll be happy to find

one of these things

that works!

No wonder the Indians

try to shoot around trees!

Your deal!

Aren't you ever satisfied?

Not till I get

my gun back!

Deal!

Want me to pick out one

for you, Dutch?

Find one that won't

crack open in my face!

You got any Winchesters?

Ah, there's nothin' here

but a bunch of junk!

I won't need a rifle!

Just get me a six-gun!

It's gonna cost you

300 to draw cards!

Well, we weren't playin'

for that kind of money!

Playin' table stakes,

aren't we?

Three hundred to draw cards!

Well, I may be foolish,

but I feel lucky!

How many?

I'll play these!

Now I don't feel so lucky!

Your bet!

Give me your guns!

Oh, no!

Table stakes!

Aces full on eights!

Just missed being

a dead man's hand!

Not enough!

Four threes!

Drop it!

You hadn't ought

to done that, Dutch!

You know I run a decent place!

One on the house

before you leave!

- Who said I was leaving?

- You're leavin'!

Don't forget your shells!

You may need 'em!

Open 'em up!

Young Bull, sorry to see you

all wearing war paint!

What's the matter?

Trouble between the tribes?

We will look at the guns!

They are old, worn out!

They are not the guns

of which we spoke!

I'll admit

they're not Winchesters,

but everyone's a repeater,

and they'll all shoot true!

You lie!

If you were a white man,

I wouldn't take that!

But you're an Injun, so--

Yes, I am an Indian!

So it is wise

to listen in silence

while you wait to cheat me!

All white men are thieves!

In peace,

they steal our land!

In war,

they kill our women!

And you are a white man!

If you want my gold,

bring me the guns

with which Crazy Horse

and the Sioux of the north!!!

made their war

at the Little Big Horn!

Then you know

about Custer, huh?

This is gun I want!

There isn't enough money

in your whole tribe

to buy that gun!

This is gun I want!

There's a thousand in gold

and my gun!

You missed him!

If I did, he's deaf!

That's the trouble

with these old Henrys!

Takes 'em too long to kill!

Let's go down and get a gun

that does it right now!

I don't think

it was a bullet!

I said it wasn't a bullet!

Why do they always scalp

when they kill?

You'd think they'd

let a man keep his hair!

Never mind his hair!

Some Indian's got my gun!

He said he was going

to Tascosa, huh?

To meet up

with WacoJohnny Dean,

which,

in any man's language,

means trouble!

I'd say good riddance!

You see,

it's like I said!

When Wyatt told me if he

was Dutch, and if he was going

to Tascosa, he'd come by here!

But that was only what

somebody heard Dutch say

where he was going to!

Uh-uh!

Anyhow, I was right!

Mm-hmm, you were right!

Thanks a lot!

You've been real friendly!

Let's move along!

You mean you're gonna get up

and ride away

from all this comfort?

I know! We've never been

this close before!

It's better than

a two-day ride

into Tascosa!

Sure you won't stay here

for the night?

Thanks, no!

We'll ride!

Yeah! On account that

it makes much less sense!

Have it your own way.

But keep your eyes open

along the ridge.

See ya!

Good luck!

If I had been there--

Wyatt Earp or no Wyatt Earp--

they wouldn't have

run you out of town!

It doesn't make any difference!

You found me, didn't you?

I don't like it!

I may just tell him so

next time we meet!

Well, you're not

gonna meet!

Not unless he comes out

to our ranch!

Is it a pretty place,

Steve?

Uh-huh!

It's the old Jameson place!

About 40 miles

outside ofTascosa!

That wheel is enough

to drive anybody crazy!

I should have greased it

back at Doan's store!

Can we move right in

and start living there?

Yeah!

You can!

What about you?

Well, like I told you,

I gotta meet some fellas!

It'll only take

a day or so! It's--

Well, it's a deal!

Oh, please, Steve, please,

no more deals!

That's why I worked

in Dodge City!

That's why I got the money!

That's what I mean!

You got the money!

Now I gotta get some!

Steve!

Can we outrun them?

I don't know!

I don't know!

Come on, boy! Hyah!

Hyah!

The wheel!

Hyah!

That wheel,

it'll split off!!

Hyah! Hyah!

Steve, what are

you gonna do?

Ride ahead and find help!

- Steve, what about me?

- I'll get help!

Hyah!

Steve!

Steve, come back!

Steve!

Stella, come on!

Come on!

Cavalry in the valley!

Come on!

I'm sure glad

we run into you!

Are ya?

Mind if I

help you down, ma'am?

Do you mind

if I kiss you?

No, ma'am!

I'd like it!

Providin' your man

don't mind!

That's for saving my life!

Now you disappoint me!

I thought it was 'cause

I'm pretty!

Got some coffee

boilin' on the fire!

Wanna just sort of

help yourself?

Oh, coffee!

You know,

now that I look at you,

you are pretty!

Never thought I'd

have a woman around

when I cashed in my chips!

What?

You don't know about them?

And them?

Them Indians been keepin'up

pinned down all day,

waiting for those reinforcements

you brought in!

Figured you knew,

till your lady kissed me!

Guess you'd better tell her!

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Robert L. Richards

Robert L. Richards was a film screenwriter. Richards worked on a number of notable films of the 1940s and 1950s including Winchester '73, Johnny Stool Pigeon, and Act of Violence. His radio work included writing for the Suspense series which aired on the CBS network from 1942 until 1962. Among Richards' numerous Suspense offerings was his critically acclaimed neogothic horror thriller entitled The House in Cypress Canyon broadcast on December 5, 1946. Considered one of the tautest, most chilling dramas in the Suspense canon, the now classic show featured Robert Taylor, Cathy Lewis, Hans Conried, and Howard Duff in starring roles. Richards was blacklisted in Hollywood because of his left wing views. He wrote under various pseudonyms to get work, until he finally gave up and became a carpenter. He retired to Pátzcuaro, Mexico, where he died, still bitter about the career he had lost. more…

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