"Gun Fury" is lifted a couple of notches due to the direction of veteran director Raoul Walsh. He keeps the story moving and riveting at the same time. He was able to get Rock Hudson on loan from Universal and employed several up and coming actors in the process.
Four travelers, Jennifer Ballard (Donna Reed), Buffalo bones buyer Weatherby (Forrest Lewis) and Southern charmer Frank Slaton (Phil Carey) along with his partner Jess Burgess (Leo Gordon), are heading across Arizona. Jennifer is going to meet her fiancé Ben Warren (Hudson) in order to get married and move on to California. At a stop over the girl is surprised by the unexpected appearance of Ben.
As they continue their journey, Slaton reveals himself as the notorious killer he is as he and his gang rob the stage of it's sizable gold shipment. His gang includes Blinky (Lee Marvin), Brazos (Neville Brand) and Westy (John "Lefty" Cason). During the robbery Ben is shot and believed dead as the Salton gang makes off with the loot and Jennifer. Slaton has a run-in with Jess and ties him up and leaves him to die.
Ben however is only wounded and takes up the pursuit. He rescues Jess and the two form a partnership. They are later joined by an Indian Vincente (I hope I got this right)(Don Carlos). When the trio catches up to the gang an exchange is arranged (Jennifer for Jess) and.............................................
Hudson was just hitting his stride and had made other westerns, so he was at home in the saddle. He is quite good as the revengeful Warren. Donna Reed was about to win an Academy Award for "From Here to Eternity". Carey never did make it to the "A" list but was always dependable in the westerns of the day that he appeared in. Roberta Hayes livens things up as Slaton's "girl he left behind", Estella. Marvin and Brand have little to do as members of the gang but would soon graduate to better parts. I always liked John Cason who appeared in many "A" and "B' list westerns of the day. He could always be spotted with his left handed holster and his distinctive voice.
Originally filmed in 3D by a director with but one eye.
Four travelers, Jennifer Ballard (Donna Reed), Buffalo bones buyer Weatherby (Forrest Lewis) and Southern charmer Frank Slaton (Phil Carey) along with his partner Jess Burgess (Leo Gordon), are heading across Arizona. Jennifer is going to meet her fiancé Ben Warren (Hudson) in order to get married and move on to California. At a stop over the girl is surprised by the unexpected appearance of Ben.
As they continue their journey, Slaton reveals himself as the notorious killer he is as he and his gang rob the stage of it's sizable gold shipment. His gang includes Blinky (Lee Marvin), Brazos (Neville Brand) and Westy (John "Lefty" Cason). During the robbery Ben is shot and believed dead as the Salton gang makes off with the loot and Jennifer. Slaton has a run-in with Jess and ties him up and leaves him to die.
Ben however is only wounded and takes up the pursuit. He rescues Jess and the two form a partnership. They are later joined by an Indian Vincente (I hope I got this right)(Don Carlos). When the trio catches up to the gang an exchange is arranged (Jennifer for Jess) and.............................................
Hudson was just hitting his stride and had made other westerns, so he was at home in the saddle. He is quite good as the revengeful Warren. Donna Reed was about to win an Academy Award for "From Here to Eternity". Carey never did make it to the "A" list but was always dependable in the westerns of the day that he appeared in. Roberta Hayes livens things up as Slaton's "girl he left behind", Estella. Marvin and Brand have little to do as members of the gang but would soon graduate to better parts. I always liked John Cason who appeared in many "A" and "B' list westerns of the day. He could always be spotted with his left handed holster and his distinctive voice.
Originally filmed in 3D by a director with but one eye.