Until They Sail
1957
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Based on Gore Vidal's play (which had already been filmed once for television with Newman), THE LEFT HANDED GUN is an unusual addition to the western genre, with several considerable attempts at psychoanalysis that were slightly ahead of the time for this type of picture.
Volatile young gunfighter Billy the Kid (Paul Newman) works for kindly rancher Tunstall (Colin Keith-Johnston), and they develop an unbreakable bond. When Tunstall is murdered by a corrupt lawman...
- (13)
- Paul Newman
- Arthur Penn
- Western, Crime, Drama
The Left Handed Gun: Directed by Arthur Penn. With Paul Newman, Lita Milan, John Dehner, Hurd Hatfield. After his employer is murdered by rival cattlemen, a troubled and uneducated young cowboy vows revenge on the murderers.
- (4.7K)
- Drama, Western
- Arthur Penn
- 1958-05-17
A lively and influential psychological Western. Full Review | Original Score: B+ | Mar 21, 2022. Roger Moore Movie Nation.
The Left Handed Gun is a 1958 American Western film and the film directorial debut of Arthur Penn, starring Paul Newman as Billy the Kid and John Dehner as Pat Garrett.
Apr 12, 2022 · Paul Newson is William Bonney, a wandering cowboy who stumbles upon the Tunstall ranch and right into the Lincoln County range war. Tunstall gives him a job and becomes his mentor of sorts. But he’s a mentor who doesn’t wear a gun and opposes violence.
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A thoroughly unique Western that wavers between peculiar and prophetic, The Left-Handed Gun (1958) marked Arthur Penn's directorial debut in the movies and helped elevate up-and-coming actor Paul Newman from pretty face to serious actor.
