Gunfighters [The Assassin] *** (1947, Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, Dorothy Hart, Bruce Cabot, Forrest Tucker) – Classic Movie Review 12,889

Columbia Pictures’ carefully crafted 1947 colour Western film Gunfighters [The Assassin] stars Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, Dorothy Hart, Bruce Cabot and Forrest Tucker, and is based on Zane Grey’s 1941 novel Twin Sombreros.

Director George Waggner’s 1947 carefully crafted Columbia Pictures colour Western film Gunfighters [The Assassin] stars Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, Dorothy Hart, Bruce Cabot, and Forrest Tucker, and is based on Zane Grey’s 1941 novel Twin Sombreros.

It is the same old Randolph Scott and the same old Western yarn about the gunfighter who wants to hang up his weapons after being forced to shoot his best friend, and becomes a cowhand on a ranch. but is caught up in a range war started by a cattle baron (Griff Barnett).

But, despite that familiarity, the film runs well, and everything is tickety-boo in the acting, script (Alan Le May), Cinecolor photography (Fred H Jackman Jr), score (Rudy Schrager), production (Harry Joe Brown) and direction departments. It provides a solid star role for dependable Scott and showy roles for Forrest Tucker and Bruce Cabot as bad guys and for Barbara Britton and Dorothy Hart as the sisters attracted to Scott.

Barbara Britton (born Barbara Maurine Brantingham; September 26, 1920 – January 17, 1980).

The cast are Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, Dorothy Hart, Bruce Cabot, Forrest Tucker, Charley Grapewin, Steven Geray, Charles Kemper, Grant Withers, John Miles, and Griff Barnett.

It was shot at Andy Jauregui Ranch and Monogram Ranch in Newhall, California, Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park in Agua Dulce, California, and Sedona, Arizona.

Release date: July 15, 1947.

The film was released in the UK as The Assassin.

Barbara Britton (born Barbara Maurine Brantingham; September 26, 1920 – January 17, 1980) is best remembered for her Western roles with Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea and Gene Autry.

Alan Le May (June 3, 1899 – April 27, 1964) is best remembered for his Western novels The Searchers (1954) and The Unforgiven (1957), which became the classic films The Searchers (1956) and The Unforgiven (1960).

Twin Sombreros is the Zane Grey sequel to Knights of the Range.

Gunfighters [The Assassin] is directed by George Waggner, runs 88 minutes, is made by Producers-Actors Corporation, is released by Columbia Pictures, is written by Alan Le May, based on Zane Grey’s 1941 novel Twin Sombreros, is shot by Fred H Jackman Jr, is produced by Harry Joe Brown, and scored by Rudy Schrager, with Art Direction by George Van Marter.

The cast are Randolph Scott as Brazos Kane, Barbara Britton as Bess Banner, Bruce Cabot as Bard Macky, Charley Grapewin as Rancher Inskip, Steven Geray as Jose aka Uncle Joe, Forrest Tucker as Hen Orcutt, Charles Kemper as Sheriff Kiscaden, Grant Withers as Deputy Bill Yount, John Miles as Johnny O’Neil, Griff Barnett as Mr Banner, Dorothy Hart as Jane Banner, Charles Middleton as Sheriff #1, Artie Ortego as Deputy, and Francis Ford as Cook.

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