Man with the Gun

1955 · 83 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 2,389 VOTES · DIR. Richard Wilson

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Overview

A stranger comes to town looking for his estranged wife. He finds her running the local girls. He also finds a town and sheriff afraid of their own shadow, scared of a landowner they never see who rules through his rowdy sidekicks. The stranger is a town tamer by trade, and he accepts a $500 commission to sort things out.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,380 lines

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00:02:19 Dade Holman's calling card.
00:06:34 Miss Bain ain't home.
00:11:09 they can ride in here, and wipe this town right off the map.
00:14:19 Now I'm here on personal business.
00:16:36 to fight everyone's battles.
00:19:42 till tonight.
00:22:13 (SIGHS)
00:24:29 Nelly come on her own steam
00:27:22 Can't afford to drink on the house.
00:30:16 It's to keep you out of the way of stray bullets.
00:35:19 Ain't that right?
00:39:57 You lost your way, Lescaux?
00:42:39 I'll just sit here with Jeff if you'll excuse me, Mr. Tollinger.
00:46:14 and that's your answer.
00:49:18 - I'm hiding out. - You? From what?
00:53:11 and we don't want Dade marching into town
00:57:27 This time, I'm staying till you tell me everything I want to know.
01:00:25 It will not be long now.
01:06:40 I want to feel the wind in my face.
01:09:13 Well, it'll be over soon.
01:12:17 We just sit around, waiting for the same thing
01:14:54 Well, look who's here!
01:18:02 Miss Atkins, I have reason to believe a trap has been set for him.
01:23:53 We'll find it.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,380
Dialogue density16.6 lines / min
First line00:02:19
Final line01:23:53

Production Record

DirectorRichard Wilson
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,389