An inferior remake , this fare is a plain , brisk-paced , direct , mean and entirely entertaining , but mediocre . The picture is developed in 1873 in Onyx and talks about Lin McAdam (Tom Tryon in similar role to James Stewart) and there arrives his cousin Dakin McAdam (John Saxon) to participate in the town competition , and the competitor to be a winner , he will acquire the latest iron from the East , a Winchester 73 rifle . Two cousins - one an ex-con and the other a law officer - compete for possession of a famed repeating rifle. The sheriff obligates strangers to leave their guns . Both of them participate in a shot-contest, then Lin earns an state-of-the-art Winchester 73 , the greatest rifle in the west , but it is robbed and starting the possession through hand to hand , as the sheriff chases his stolen rifle as it changes hands , going on a merciless manhunt . Starring finally corners the original thief at a church with an engrossing and unfortunate shooot-out . Meanwhile , the. Mile by Mile...Showdown by Showdown...He Wreaked the West's Most Terrifying Vengeance! .The Gun That Won The West!
A regular television Western with nice actors , action-packed , sweaty , shootouts , chases , plot twists and breathtaking duels . The script results to be an adaptation based on ¨Big gun¨ , a novel written by Stuart L. Lake and screenwriter by prestigious Borden Chase, being also based about real events because 4 July 1876 in Dodge City had a shot competition and the winner was rewarded with a Winchester 73 model 1873 with ability shoot 17 cartridges caliber 44/40 in a few seconds . Of course, all the western's essential elements are in this film, such as : crossfire , Red Indian attack , violent raids by outlaws , final showdown , among others . Based on the 1950 landmark western ¨Winchester 73¨ that achieved to revive the genre during the decade 50s and that had excellent acting by an outstanding and notorious cast as Dan Duryea , Tony Curtis , Shelley Winters , John Doucette and James Stewart in his first western , subsequently following a lot , most of them directed by Anthony Mann ; formerly , in the early 1930s Stewart had worked with Mann in the theater . This TV retelling Winchester 73 (1967) stands out thanks to an extraordinary support casting , some of them in brief apparitions , such as : John Drew Barrymore , Paul Fix , Jack Lambert , John Hoyt , Ned Romero , James Griffith , Joan Blondell , John Dehner . While Dan Duryea and John Doucette also appeared in the original 1950 theatrical rendition directed by Anthony Mann, of which this is a reboot.
The breathtaking cinematography in in brilliant colour is well made by Bud Thackery , accompanying a thrilling and moving musical score by Sol Kaplan . This oater was regularly directed by ordinary TV director , whose career expanded exclusively in the small screen . He is known for his work on a lot of TV series , such as : General Electric Theater (1953), Star Trek (1966) and Misssion: Impossible (1966) , The Time Tunnel , Banacek , Cannon , Petrocelli, Murder for Murder , Ghost Story , Hawaii 5 0, Cimarron , High Chaparral , Hec Ramsey, Marcus Welby , Custer , Shane , Doctor Kildare , Bonanza , FBI , Gunsmoke and many others. Rating : 5.5/10 , only for Western hardcore lovers.
