Discussion of "Winchester '73"
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Winchester ’73 (1950) is an American Western film directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, and Stephen McNally. Others in the cast include Millard Mitchell, Charles Drake, John McIntire, Will Geer, and Jay C. Flippen. The film also includes early screen appearances by Rock Hudson and Tony Curtis, credited as Anthony Curtis.
At the beginning of the film, Lin McAdam (Stewart) is searching for Dutch Henry Brown (McNally). The two have a score to settle.
In Dodge City, Kansas, Lin enters a shooting contest and wins a Winchester 1873 rifle. At the boarding house where Lin is packing, he is ambushed by Dutch who steals the rifle. Dutch rides away with two other men, making Lin’s anger toward Dutch burns even brighter. Lin’s quest to settle his score with Dutch becomes even more urgent than before.
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Discussion of "Winchester '73"