Gunfighters (1947)

INFORMATION FROM IMDb

Plot Summary
Gunfighter "Brazos" Kane lays aside his guns "forever" when he is forced to shoot his best friend,
and decides to join another friend, Bob Tyrell, as a cowhand on the Inskip ranch.
Upon arriving there he finds the bullet-riddled body of his friend.
He carries the body to the Banner ranch, the largest in the territory,
and is accused by Banner of murdering Tyrell; Banner orders Deputy Sheriff Bill Yount,
who is in Banner's pay, to arrest Kane. But Kane has the sympathy of Banner's daughter,
Jane, who notifies Inskip of Kane's plight, and Inskip arrives in time to prevent a lynching.
Sheriff Kiscade dismisses the murder charge for lack of evidence.
Brazos then sets out to find the killer of his friend. Bess Bannister, Jane's sister,
is in love with the Banner ranch foreman, Bard Macky, and knowing that Bard killed Tyrell
and that Kane will track him down, then hampers Kane's mission somewhat by pretending
to be in love with him.
Written by Les Adams

Cast
Randolph Scott ... Brazos Kane
Barbara Britton ... Bess Banner
Dorothy Hart ... Jane Banner
Bruce Cabot ... Bard Macky
Charley Grapewin ... Rancher Inskip
Steven Geray ... Jose aka Uncle Joe
Forrest Tucker ... Ben Orcutt
Charles Kemper ... Sheriff Kiscaden
Grant Withers ... Deputy Bill Yount
John Miles ... Johnny O'Neil
Griff Barnett ... Mr. Banner
Francis Ford ... Cook (uncredited)
and many more...

Directed
George Waggner

Writing Credits
Alan Le May ... (screenplay)
Zane Grey ... (adapted from Zane Grey's novel "Twin Sombreros")

Produced
Harry Joe Brown ... producer

Music
Rudy Schrager

Cinematography
Fred Jackman Jr. ... director of photography (as Fred H. Jackman Jr.)

Goof
Continuity
As Inskip is shot and falls into the back of his buggy, his hat disappears and reappears on his head

Memorable Quote

Filming Locations
Andy Jauregui Ranch - Placerita Canyon Road, Newhall, California, USA
Monogram Ranch - 24715 Oak Creek Avenue, Newhall, California, USA
Sedona, Arizona, USA
Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park - 10700 W. Escondido Canyon Rd., Agua Dulce, California, USA

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Gunfighters is a 1947 American Western Cinecolor film directed by
George Waggner and starring Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, and Bruce Cabot.
Based on the novel Twin Sombreros by Zane Grey (the sequel of Knights of the Range)
and with a screenplay by The Searchers author Alan Le May,
the film is about a gunfighter who lays down his guns after
being forced to shoot his best friend,
and decides to become a cowhand on a ranch.
The film was released in the United Kingdom as The Assassin.

Look out for Duke's 'Pals' Bruce Cabot, Grant Withers, Forest Tucker, Francis Ford

User Review

This one had a great line by Kiscaden
14 April 2010 | by milwhitt702 (United States)
I saw the movie the first time back in the late 1940's after reading the book "Twin Sombreros". When I taped it recently from the Westerns Channel, I noted that R. Scott's name was Brazos Keene in the book, but Brazos Kane in the movie. Also I still had a hard time telling the girls apart. The story drifted away a little from the book, the names were still familiar, Kiscaden, Inskip, Johnny, Beth and Jane. One of the greatest lines in Westerns was uttered by Kiscaden when he told Brazos that his badge represented the law..."if the man wearing it goes down, it just gets up and jumps on the pocket of another man, and keeps right on coming" (that's as close as I can remember the statement). You can still watch the movie, it was very interesting.