Winchester '73 Page #5

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
538 Views


to protect your lady!

And I wish it was

a Congressional Medal

for Bravery!

You earned it!

Help you in, ma'am?

That one's

'cause you're real pretty!

Good-bye, ma'am!

Good-bye, Steve!

Bye!

Bye!

This is

theJameson place?

That's right!

That garden you were

talking about-- we could

plant it over there!

Maybe you wouldn't want

a garden! Would you?

I don't know!

Maybe you don't

want to go in!

I'll go in!

Sort of nice,

isn't it?

You'll like it

after it rains!

Gets green, and there's

water in the run!

Oh, hello, Mr! Miller!

You got back real soon!

Yeah, I did! This is

Miss Manners, the lady

I was telling you about!

Oh, how do you do?

Come in, won't you?

Hello!

Jimmy--

that's my husband--

he's in town!

Sit down!

I'll fix you

a bite to eat!

Oh, uh, we don't want

to cause you any trouble!

Oh, no trouble!

None for me! I have to

go into town!

But if Miss Manners

could stay--

You're not going anywhere

till I fix you some supper!

Now, sit down!

Hello!

Hello!

Hello!

What's your name?

Bonnie!

And what's yours?

Gary!

Cute kids! They sort of

go with the place!

Sort of!

As soon as we get married,

you'll be wanting kids!

They got plenty of room

for it here!

Bonnie, Gary,

come on up here!

Don't bother the folks!

Oh, they're

no bother at all!

Come on! Gary!

Steve, why do you

have to go into town?

I've got to meet a fella!

Who?

WacoJohnny Dean!

You don't know him!

I know about him!

He's no good!

That's 'cause

you don't know him!

Do you like this?

I don't know!

It's on account of

what I did back there!

Steve,

I'm not sure!

I won't lie to you!

I went yellow!

Crazy yellow!

It-It came over me

all of a sudden!

But I came back for you!

You know I came

back for you!

I'd-- I'd give my eyes

if it didn't happen!

And someday

I'll prove it to you!

Waco!

Well, hello, Steve!

What kept ya?

Roan, Latigo,

look who's here!

Yeah, I saw him!

How many was there

when they started?

Twelve, I think!

There's only nine now!

Eight!

Nine!

I make it eight!

Aw--

What a pair!

Well!

Hello!

You live here?

She's with me!

Her name's Lola Manners!

I told you about her!

Yeah, but you didn't

tell me she was, uh--

Hello!

Steve, what's

all this about?

It's old home week

in Texas! Happens

every Saturday night!

Steve, you want

a laugh?

While we were waiting

for you, we jumped

over to Hays!!!

down in the big blue,

just for jokes,

and who was there?

Noonan the marshal

and a dozen men

from the Triangle Bar!

You have no right

to come in here!

You got any coffee?

I said--

And I said,

you got any coffee?

Waco? Waco!

There's a woman

and youngsters in there!

Send 'em out the front door,

and we'll hold our fire!

Then what?

Then you can

come out too.

Under arrest,

but I'll promise you

a fair trial!

And if I don't come out?

Then we'll

gun you out,

and you know

we can do it!

All right, now!

Send that woman

and her young 'uns out!

Come and get 'em!

All right,

but remember,

you asked for it!

Where's the coffee?

You're about the lowest

thing I've ever seen

standing in a pair of boots!

Why don't you let this

woman out of here! She

hasn't done anything to you!

And these kids--

You ought to be ashamed

to look at them,

you two-bit,

four-flushing

gunslinger!

Well!

Why don't you stand

in back of her!!!

when Noonan

starts gunning?

I want to see it,

remember it,

so I can tell my friends

about WacoJohnny Dean,

another brave man!

They're coming out,

Noonan!

Go!

Not you!

Remember,

you want to see this,

you want to

tell your friends!

And I want you

to tell it right!

Waco,

are you coming out?

She didn't mean

all that!

Let her get out while

she can before they

start coming in!

They won't come in!

But this is the only

chance she'll get!

Where did you get

that gun?

I won it!

Let's see it!

I'll buy it!

I'm not sellin'!

Name a price!

Make it big!

I'm not sellin'!

All right, Steve!

Have it your way!

Cook up some coffee!

Coffee?

With Noonan

sitting out there?

I'll make it!

Let him do it!

I know bett--

I said,

let him do it!

You don't mind,

do you?

No!

I don't mind!

Send out that

other woman, Waco!

And we want her now!

Yeah!

I can see his point!

But she likes it here!

Come on! Sit down!

We've got lots of time!

Have you, uh,

known him long?

Long enough!

Aw!

No bad habits?

No,

just bad company!

Maybe we can

change that!

I'm a likable person

when you get to know me!

Are you?

And you're

a lot of woman!

Too much woman

for, uh--

Hey, Waco!

They're bunching up

around the barn!

Mind if I take care of them?

Oh, you'd miss!

You know how

I hate noise!

What was I saying?

You were talking

about yourself!

Where did I stop?

You didn't,

but you can now!

I already know about

WacoJohnny Dean,

the fastest gun in Texas!

Texas?

Lady, why limit me?

This one

I can't miss.

Lenny, Nick,

gather up some brush!!!

and out it on that rig

and head it right

for the center of that house!

This is what

I want-- coal oil!

David,

fill them buckets up with

this here, and bring 'em

outside, and hurry!

Coffee's ready!

Well, bring it on!

Put an apron on!

He'll look better!

Coffee?

What are you

trying to prove?

Nothin'!

Just trying

to buy a gun!

You sure you don't want

to sell it to me,

kitchen boy?

You can serve us

next, waiter!

I like mine black!

Steve, give him the gun!

Can't you see what

he's trying to do?

Coffee's ready!

Ah, clean it up!

Clean it up!

No!

Steve!

Steve!

I tried to--

Get ready!

Let her go!

Waco!

I believe

it's time to go!

And walk into those guns?

Would you rather fry?

Last man out is a fool!

Run for it!

We'll go this way!

It's shorter!

Easy does it!

Why don't I take

one of the other horses?

Guess why!

Look! He's gettin' away!

Yeah! Don't shoot!

Can't you see

that's a woman?

When do you figure

to hit Tascosa?

Around 2:
00

or 3:
00 tomorrow!

I remember when

you were taught

that trick!

Long time ago!

Yeah, long time!

Did you ever wonder

what he'd think!!!

about you hunting

down Dutch Henry?

He'd understand!

He taught me to hunt!

Not men.

Hunting for food,

that's all right.

Hunting a man

to kill him?

You're beginning

to like it.

That's where you're wrong!

I don't like it!

Some things a man

has to do,

so he does 'em!

What happens

when the hunt is over?

Then what?

Well, I hadn't

given it much thought!

Maybe we could get

the ranch back

together again!!!

and round up the strays,

and then we can--

I haven't given it

much thought!

Now might be

a good time!

On account of

we're coming pretty close

to the end of the trail!

Yeah, I guess

maybe you're right!

You've been fine people,

riding along with me!

That's what friends

is for, isn't it?

Leastways,

that's the way

your dad always said it!

Yeah, he did,

didn't he?

He said if a man had

one friend, he was rich!

I'm rich!

Oh, now we're

playing games!

Cute little echo,

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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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