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Day of the Evil Gun
Day of the Evil Gun
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jerry Thorpe
Written by	Charles Marquis Warren
Produced by	Jerry Thorpe
Starring	Glenn Ford; Arthur Kennedy
Cinematography	W. Wallace Kelley
Edited by	Alex Beaton
Music by	Jeff Alexander
Color process	Metrocolor
Production; company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	March 1, 1968;
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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Day of the Evil Gun is a 1968 American traditional Western starring Glenn Ford, Arthur Kennedy, and Dean Jagger. It was directed by Jerry Thorpe.

Plot

Angie Warfield and her two children are kidnapped by Apaches. Lorn Warfield (Glenn Ford), who had been away a long time, sets out to rescue his family, with the unwanted help of his neighbor Owen Forbes (Arthur Kennedy). Warfield is a former gunman trying to forget his violent past. Forbes, a decent, humane rancher, is also in love with Warfield's wife and feels guilty that he did not try to prevent the kidnapping.

An Indian trader (Dean Jagger), who feigns insanity (as the Indians will not kill a crazy person), reluctantly provides Warfield with some information. Next, Warfield and Forbes are captured by the Apaches and staked out on the ground to die. However, Mexican bandit DeLeon (who has dealings with the Indians) believes Warfield's story that he hid his money before he was caught and cuts him loose. Warfield manages to convince DeLeon to free Forbes and to lead them to the Apache encampment. Forbes mistakenly kills DeLeon before he can show them where the camp is.

The two men detour to a town where a doctor is being overwhelmed caring for the victims of cholera. They buy supplies, and Forbes learns the location of the Apache camp. On the way, they enter a deserted Mormon settlement, where they encounter a detachment of U.S. Cavalry led by "Captain" Jefferson Addis. However, all is not what it seems. It turns out that Addis, who is actually a corporal, and the rest killed the real captain so that they could trade two wagons full of weapons and ammunition to the Apaches in return for an army payroll the latter recently captured. The Apaches, however, have other ideas; they attack. During the battle, Warfield arranges it for them to steal a wagon. The wagon leaves deep tracks allowing him easily to locate the Indian camp. Warfield and Forbes rescue the captives.

Safely back home, Forbes challenges Warfield (who is now unarmed, having traded his gun to a storekeeper for clothing for his family) to a duel for the woman, but Warfield just turns and walks away. Forbes throws him a pistol, Warfield refuses to pick it up. Forbes then shoots Warfield in the leg. Before Forbes can finish him off, he is shot and killed by the storekeeper using Warfield's gun.

Cast

Glenn Ford as Lorn Warfield
Arthur Kennedy as Owen Forbes
Dean Jagger as Jimmy Noble
John Anderson as Captain Jefferson Addis
Paul Fix as Sheriff Kelso
Nico Minardos as Jose Luis Gomez de la Tierra y Cordoba DeLeon
Harry Dean Stanton as Sergeant Parker
Pilar Pellicer as Lydia Yearby
Parley Baer as Willford
Royal Dano as Dr. Eli Prather
Ross Elliott as Reverend Yearby
Barbara Babcock as Angie Warfield
James Griffith as Storekeeper - Hazenville

References

External links

Day of the Evil Gun at IMDb
Day of the Evil Gun at AllMovie
Day of the Evil Gun at the TCM Movie Database
Day of the Evil Gun at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Day of the Evil Gun at Rotten Tomatoes

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-'''''Day of the Evil Gun''''' is a 1968 American traditional [[western (genre)|western]] starring [[Glenn Ford]], [[Arthur Kennedy (actor)|Arthur Kennedy]], and [[Dean Jagger]]. It was directed by [[Jerry Thorpe]].
+'''''Day of the Evil Gun''''' is a 1968 American traditional [[Western (genre)|Western]] starring [[Glenn Ford]], [[Arthur Kennedy (actor)|Arthur Kennedy]], and [[Dean Jagger]]. It was directed by [[Jerry Thorpe]].
 ==Plot==
-A woman and two children are kidnapped by [[Apache]]s. The husband Lorne Warfield ([[Glenn Ford]]), enlists the help of his neighbor Owen Forbes ([[Arthur Kennedy (actor)|Arthur Kennedy]]) to find his captured family. Warfield is a former gunman trying to forget his violent past. Forbes, a decent and humane rancher, is also in love with Warfield's wife and feels guilty that he let her be captured without trying to help. An Indian trader ([[Dean Jagger]]) aids them in their quest. Along the way they are encounter Mexican bandits, Apache warriors, renegade soldiers, and a town blighted by cholera. While Warfield in his cynicism immediately recognizes malevolent motives, each encounter results in further stripping Forbes of his humanity and making him accustomed to killing. The search eventually leads them to the Apache camp where they rescue the woman and children. Safely back home, Forbes challenges Warfield (who is now unarmed, trading his gun to a storekeeper for clothing for his family) to a duel, but he refuses. Forbes shoots Warfield in the back, wounding him.  Before he can finish him off, he is shot and killed by the storekeeper using Warfield's gun.
+Angie Warfield and her two children are kidnapped by [[Apache]]s. Lorn Warfield ([[Glenn Ford]]), who had been away a long time, sets out to rescue his family, with the unwanted help of his neighbor Owen Forbes ([[Arthur Kennedy (actor)|Arthur Kennedy]]). Warfield is a former gunman trying to forget his violent past. Forbes, a decent, humane rancher, is also in love with Warfield's wife and feels guilty that he did not try to prevent the kidnapping.
+An Indian trader ([[Dean Jagger]]), who feigns insanity (as the Indians will not kill a crazy person), reluctantly provides Warfield with some information. Next, Warfield and Forbes are captured by the Apaches and staked out on the ground to die. However, Mexican bandit DeLeon (who has dealings with the Indians) believes Warfield's story that he hid his money before he was caught and cuts him loose. Warfield manages to convince DeLeon to free Forbes and to lead them to the Apache encampment. Forbes mistakenly kills DeLeon before he can show them where the camp is.
+The two men detour to a town where a doctor is being overwhelmed caring for the victims of [[cholera]]. They buy supplies, and Forbes learns the location of the Apache camp. On the way, they enter a deserted Mormon settlement, where they encounter a detachment of U.S. Cavalry led by "Captain" Jefferson Addis. However, all is not what it seems. It turns out that Addis, who is actually a corporal, and the rest killed the real captain so that they could trade two wagons full of weapons and ammunition to the Apaches in return for an army payroll the latter recently captured. The Apaches, however, have other ideas; they attack. During the battle, Warfield arranges it for them to steal a wagon. The wagon leaves deep tracks allowing him easily to locate the Indian camp. Warfield and Forbes rescue the captives.
+Safely back home, Forbes challenges Warfield (who is now unarmed, having traded his gun to a storekeeper for clothing for his family) to a duel for the woman, but Warfield just turns and walks away. Forbes throws him a pistol, Warfield refuses to pick it up. Forbes then shoots Warfield in the leg. Before Forbes can finish him off, he is shot and killed by the storekeeper using Warfield's gun.
 ==Cast==
+{{div col}}
-* [[Glenn Ford]] as Lorne Warfield
+* [[Glenn Ford]] as Lorn Warfield
 * [[Arthur Kennedy (actor)|Arthur Kennedy]] as Owen Forbes
 * [[Dean Jagger]] as Jimmy Noble
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 * [[Barbara Babcock]] as Angie Warfield
 * [[James Griffith]] as Storekeeper - Hazenville
+{{div col end}}
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
-* {{imdb title|tt0062865}}
+* {{IMDb title|tt0062865}}
+* {{amg movie|88852}}
+* {{tcmdb title|id=1435}}
+* {{AFI film|id=18640|title=Day of the Evil Gun}}
 * {{Rotten Tomatoes|day_of_the_evil_gun|Day of the Evil Gun}}
 [[Category:1968 films]]
 [[Category:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films]]
-[[Category:1960s Western (genre) films]]
+[[Category:1968 Western (genre) films]]
+[[Category:American Western (genre) films]]
+[[Category:Revisionist Western (genre) films]]
+[[Category:Apache in popular culture]]
+[[Category:1960s English-language films]]
+[[Category:Films directed by Jerry Thorpe]]
+[[Category:1960s American films]]
+[[Category:English-language Western (genre) films]]
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