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The Last of the Fast Guns

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5.2/10 • 15

1958-07-011h 22m

Western

His Name Was Written With Bullets...

A rich, dying Easterner hires gunfighter Brad Ellison to find his brother and heir in Mexico. En route, it becomes clear to Ellison that his is a dying profession. At a remote rancho, Ellison enlists ranch foreman Miles Lang to help him search the hills where the missing man is rumored to have lived. They find nothing ...except that someone wants to kill them; and Ellison becomes wrapped in a maze of double crosses.

Directors
George Sherman
Editors
Patrick McCormack

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  1. Jock Mahoney

    Jock Mahoney

    Brad Ellison

  2. Gilbert Roland

    Gilbert Roland

    Miles Lang

  3. Linda Cristal

    Linda Cristal

    Maria O'Reilly

  4. Eduard Franz

    Eduard Franz

    Padre Jose

  5. Lorne Greene

    Lorne Greene

    Michael O'Reilly

  6. Carl Benton Reid

    Carl Benton Reid

    John Forbes

  7. Edward Platt

    Edward Platt

    Sam Grypton

  8. Eduardo Noriega

    Eduardo Noriega

    Cordoba

  9. Jorge Treviño

    Jorge Treviño

    Manuel

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John Chard

Mar 8, 2016

7/10

Oh Brother! The Last of the Fast Guns is directed by George Sherman and written by David P. Harman. It stars Jock Mahoney, Gilbert Roland, Linda Cristal, Eduard Franz and Lorne Greene. Music is by Joseph Gershenson and cinematography by Alex Phillips. Gunslinger Brad Ellison (Mahoney) is hired by a rich tycoon to find his long lost brother. The trail leads to Mexico where hostility and intrigue ensue. There's nothing overtly fresh about this as per plotting, but it delivers good qualities via some interesting twists and turns. From the sombre beginning it's evident that the makers have contemplation in mind for the narrative drive. Ellison is the last of a dying breed, and he knows it, so should he achieve the task to hand, the $25,000 he will earn could shape his future. As he sets about his detective work, tests come and go, while he is befriended by Miles Lang (Roland) and finds himself flirting with Maria O'Reilly (Cristal). But is everything as it seems? Cast are made of stoic stock, though Cristal is purely eye candy token. Pic is very airy and the Mexican vistas, filmed in CinemaScope/Eastman Color, are gorgeous. A good meaty Oater that's well mounted, so recommended for genre fans. 7/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
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