Last Train from Gun Hill

A good Western: tense, well-acted (particularly by Douglas and Jones), every shot well-framed and composed (although not ostentatiously so). Sturges directs very well, but by the end of the film I kept thinking . . . rape, murder, revenge, the hotel up in flames, a downbeat ending . . . if only Fritz Lang had been hired to direct, this just might have been a classic!

An exciting morality tale with a good script and fine acting.

With a Title like that, how can this be anything close to dull? Wish I liked it more.

Classic western - the women are useless and victimized stereotypes, picturesque landscapes, & people getting shot down in a haze of justified vengeance.

Superb revenge western is powerfully performed by both Douglas and Quinn as perfectly matched antagonists; the film slots very nicely into the collection of 'revisionist' westerns of the 60s and 70s, as it contemplates the unexplored vigilante aspect of the violence in the 'classic' 40s westerns. On its own terms, it remains a beautifully constructed tale; Sturges handles one key moment of brutal violence discreetly, but with quite formiddable impact.

Yeah, it does pretty much the same thing a lot of westerns do but Belden and Morgan have a very convincing friendship and seeing the exchanges between the two characters was great. The woman was lame but then if I didn't seperate myself from that in a lot of westerns I'd probably hate the genre. I thought that the movie was pretty tense and suspenseful most of the time, and we got a great draw at the end (though that's to be expected).

The era-typical musical score ruins a significant amount of the well earned tension. A version cut with no music at all would probably earn 10 or 15 more points from me. Tremendous direction and screen acting.

"Not Good' is too harsh - more seen it before. Hard one to rate personally - for me had all the 'western' features but didn't really click - and the ending was basically predictable (had some surprises over the total movie though). More for those unfamiliar with the era (both, that depicted - tho the ranch building is over the top IMO - and movies made in the 50's/60's) who may score this far higher. Was watchable. Some nice camerawork also.

favorite line: linda's quip about an old (deceased) flame. he had a heart the size of a house, and a brain the size of a pea.... favorite scene: marshall morgan expounding the intricacies of hanging to rick... overall impression: reminiscent, in part, to 3:10 to yuma. an entertaining oater with a gratifying revenge angle.

Definitely a one time watch if not more. Was on the course to be better; alas the last 20 mins... Overall, too dramatic for the modern audience.

Last Train from Gun Hill starts with a rape and ends with a gunfight. It's a classic western with both strong and weak characters driving the plot to it's enviable conclusion. Worth watching!

A clichéd but good western. Its biggest flaw is the character of Linda, whose behavior is erratic and who utters a couple of pretty stupid lines. The people who wrote these movies were obviously clueless where women are concerned. It does have some strong Douglas/Quinn scenes though.

1146: week!