Posts from B5Erik in thread „Winchester '73“

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Originally posted by arthurarnell@Apr 15 2004, 02:43 AM
Hi B5Erik and Hondo

I agree with you Jimmy Stewarts westerns were very good (I also liked Harvey but were not all perfect)

When your watching Winchester 73 look out for Rock Hudson and Tony Curtis in what must have been for both actors among their earliest appearances both play cavalrymen.

Regards

Arthur

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Actually, Rock Hudson doesn't play a cavalryman - he plays the Indian Chief! Odd casting, but it worked.

Winchester '73 is easily one of the 10 best westerns that I've ever seen.

And you really should check out Jimmy Stewarts radio show, "The Six Shooter." You can find it on ebay - just make sure you buy a version in a format that you can play (Audio CD, MP3, Windows Media, etc). It was a GREAT radio show, and it really showed off Jimmy's talent.

With so many westerns coming out on DVD over the last couple of years I finally got around to picking up a couple of Jimmy Stewart's westerns. I was VERY familiar with his old radio show, "The Six Shooter," in which he played Brit Ponset - a drifter in the old west well known for having a fast gun and a sharp intellect. It was a great show, and Stewart was absolutely fantastic (I would highly recommend it to you if you can find it on ebay).

So I picked up The Man From Laramie first, and really liked that one, but found myself wanting more.

Winchester '73 was next and MAN, what a GREAT movie! Winchester '73 is credited as turning the fortunes of westerns around in 1950 (westerns were on the wane a little at that point), and Winchester '73 was the 2nd part of a 2 film deal Stewart made with Universal. It was a throw in - a movie that Universal thought would flop (the other film in the deal was Harvey, which they were banking on being a big hit). It turned out that Winchester '73 did even better at the box office than Harvey!

It's a great episodic movie as Jimmy Stewart's character wins a new Winchester rifle in a shooting contest, but has it stolen by the man who killed his father. The movie follows the rifle as it changes hands until the final showdown.

The DVD also features an audio commentary track which is really an interview with Jimmy Stewart himself! It was recorded in 1989 for the laserdisc version, and is a great inclusion on the DVD.

If you haven't seen this one yet, I highly recommend the DVD.