Blu-ray Review The Fastest Gun Alive Blu-ray Review (1 Viewer)

[Matt Hough]

A moody western with a couple of neat twists.



The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)



Released: 06 Jul 1956
Rated: Passed
Runtime: 89 min




Director: Russell Rouse
Genre: Drama, Western



Cast: Glenn Ford, Jeanne Crain, Broderick Crawford
Writer(s): Frank D. Gilroy, Russell Rouse



Plot: In the western frontier town of Cross Creek, storekeeper George Temple is a polite and soft spoken man with a secret past. When 3 bank robbers on the lam stop in town to change horses, George's past comes back to haunt him.



IMDB rating: 7.1
MetaScore: N/A





Disc Information



Studio: MGM
Distributed By: Warner Archive
Video Resolution: 1080P/AVC



Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: English 2.0 DTS-HDMA...

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[David_B_K]

Good to see your hat tip to John Dehner, one of my favorite supporting actors who is especially good here.

 

[Robert Crawford]

I like the movie more than you do, but perhaps this is your first viewing of it while I've been fan of the movie for several decades. Movies you enjoyed since your childhood have a special hold on a person. You tend to easily overlook any flaws in the movie. However, I would say the dance number you noted does stand out as something I didn't get as a kid with this type of serious western. Anyhow, I thought the A/V presentations were great too.

 

[Kevin Antonio (Kev)]

John Dehner stole quite a few scenes from Broderick Crawford. Especially when he explained why his wife left him.

 

[Kevin Antonio (Kev)]

I like the movie more than you do, but perhaps this is your first viewing of it while I've been fan of the movie for several decades. Movies you enjoyed since your childhood have a special hold on a person. You tend to easily overlook any flaws in the movie. However, I would say the dance number you noted does stand out as something I didn't get as a kid with this type of serious western. Anyhow, I thought the A/V presentations were great too.

Lot of serious 50s westerns had some kind of a gag or moment to alleviate the serious story at hand momentarily. I never understood Tamblyn dance number myself.