The Gunfighter
Starring: Gregory Peck, Millard Mitchell, Jean Parker
Director: Henry King
Writer: William Bowers, Roger Corman, Nunnally Johnson
Producer: Nunnally Johnson
The Gunfighter is a 1950 American Western film directed by Henry King and starring Gregory Peck, Helen Westcott, Millard Mitchell and Karl Malden. It was written by screenwriters William Bowers and William Sellers, with an uncredited rewrite by writer and producer Nunnally Johnson, from a story by Bowers, Roger Corman and Andre de Toth. The film was the second of King's six collaborations with Peck.
Trivia
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Story.
- The film rights to The Gunfighter were purchased by Columbia Pictures, which offered the lead role to John Wayne.
- Wayne's final film, The Shootist (1976), is often compared to The Gunfighter and contains numerous plot similarities.
- The script was loosely based on the purported exploits of an actual Western gunfighter named Johnny Ringo, a distant cousin of the outlaw Younger family and enemy of Doc Holliday and the Earp brothers.
Previous Showings
2 Runs • 1 Festival
621 tickets sold
Original Billings: 1 run (June 16, 1950)
Original Run: June 16, 1950 (Friday)
All runs on record (2):
- June 16, 1950 (Friday)Gregory Peck
- November 13 - 14, 2025 · 621 ticketsClassic Westernsw/ Shane