Gunpoint (1965)
Audie Murphy Mini-FAQ
- Audie L. Murphy was America's most decorated WW II soldier.
- He served with the 3rd Infantry Division, and was wounded 3 times.
- He received 33 decorations, medals and awards, including the Medal of Honour for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty.
- He killed more than 240 enemy soldiers, and wounded or captured many more.
- He was in 44 films.
- He was also a poet and songwriter.
- Murphy joined the Freemasons in 1955.
- He died in an airplane crash in 1971, at the age of 46.
- June 20th is the official Audie Murphy Day in his homestate, Texas.
data sourced from the Audie Murphy Memorial Website
Gunpoint Notes
- When facing Drago in Nate Harlan's Lucas drags along the only witness of the killings of the two men in the telegraph office. Hmmm. If I were Drago I would simply take the guy out at the first opportunity. BAM. No witness.
- Galloping along after Drago the posse happens upon Nate playing solitaire in some ruins, having slaughtered four Apache. He comments on how long it took Lucas to organise the posse ... but I still think the only way he could have gotten there ahead of them is by BEAMING there.
- When Uvalde is chased by the three Apache the long shots show her horse cantering across a grassy field, followed in a somewhat leisurely manner by her pursuers. Close-ups, however, show a high-speed chase across a grassless stretch.
- At the end of the film Uvalde and Chad walk off to Colorado. Hmmm. Could have sworn I spotted some horses somewhere.
Quotes
Bartender: Someone left the gate open.
Nate Harlan: Well, I'll just ... close it.
Sheriff Lucas is spotted entering Texas Lady Saloon
Chad Lucas: I used to think you hired men to do your fighting for you.
Nate Harlan: It does have its advantages.
Lucas commenting on Nate's fighting skills after the scrap with the Apache
Uvalde: Life can sure play funny tricks.
Chad Lucas: Maybe it all evens up in time.
Chad and Uvalde on the events which separated them
Nate Harlan: I wonder if you did burn all those bridges.
Nate speculating about Uvalde's feelings for her old flame
Nate Harlan: Never pays to even the odds.
Nate's dying words; shot by Lucas after giving away his position
Collectible
Cast
- Audie Murphy - Chad Lucas
- Joan Staley - Uvalde
- Warren Stevens - Nate Harlan
- Edgar Buchanan - Bull
- Denver Pyle - Cap
- David Macklin - Mark Emerson
- Nick Dennis - Nicos
- Royal Dano - Ode
- Kelly Thordsen - Ab
- Morgan Woodward - Drago Leon
- William Bramley - Hoag
- Robert Pine - Mitch
- John Hoyt (I) - Mayor Osborne
- Ford Rainey - Emerson
- Holly Bane - Zack
Main Crew
- Director - Earl Bellamy
- Producer - Gordon Kay
- Writers - Mary + William Willingham
- Cinematographer - William Margulies
- Music - Hans J. Salter
- Editor - Russell F. Schoengarth
Links
some data sourced from the Internet Movie Database
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