At Gunpoint (1955) |
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| Director(s) | Alfred L. Werker |
| Producer(s) | Vincent M. Fennelly |
| Top Genres | Western |
Featured Cast of At Gunpoint See More »
Fred MacMurray
(as Jack Wright)
Dorothy Malone
(as Martha Wright)
Walter Brennan
(as Doc Lacy)
Tommy Rettig
(as Billy Wright)
John Qualen
(as Livingstone)
Whit Bissell
(as Clem Clark)
Irving Bacon
(as Al Ferguson)
Jack Lambert
(as Kirk)
At Gunpoint Overview:
At Gunpoint (1955) was a Western - Film directed by Alfred L. Werker and produced by Vincent M. Fennelly.
SYNOPSIS
A timid store owner becomes the hero of a small western town when he accidentally shoots and kills a bank robber. When the crook's cohorts come looking for revenge, he suddenly finds himself friendless and pulled again towards violence.
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At Gunpoint Quotes:
[first lines]
[Bob Dennis is practicing aiming and firing his gun]
Alvin Dennis: You're sure itchin' to use that thing again, ain't ya?
Bob Dennis: Never hurts to be ready.
Alvin Dennis: You're always ready. Put it away.
Bob Dennis: You're nervous, huh?
Alvin Dennis: Yeah, well, I wouldn't be if it wasn't for you.
[Bob Dennis is practicing aiming and firing his gun]
Alvin Dennis: You're sure itchin' to use that thing again, ain't ya?
Bob Dennis: Never hurts to be ready.
Alvin Dennis: You're always ready. Put it away.
Bob Dennis: You're nervous, huh?
Alvin Dennis: Yeah, well, I wouldn't be if it wasn't for you.
Bob Dennis:
I'm sick of these two-bit towns. What's wrong with a place like Abilene for instance?
Alvin Dennis: Everything, as far as we're concerned.
Bob Dennis: They're bound to have a lot of cash on hand. They've got to pay off the trail drives.
Alvin Dennis: That's just it. Where's there's a lot of cash, there's a lot of guns.
Bob Dennis: We're not exactly amateurs.
Alvin Dennis: That's why we're alive. And we'll stay that way as long as we stick to the small towns.
Alvin Dennis: Everything, as far as we're concerned.
Bob Dennis: They're bound to have a lot of cash on hand. They've got to pay off the trail drives.
Alvin Dennis: That's just it. Where's there's a lot of cash, there's a lot of guns.
Bob Dennis: We're not exactly amateurs.
Alvin Dennis: That's why we're alive. And we'll stay that way as long as we stick to the small towns.
The Stranger:
Jack Wright? For some reason or other that name sounds familiar.
Jack Wright: Yeah, it should. I'm the local hero.
The Stranger: You don't say.
Jack Wright: You're looking at the man who shot the notorious Alvin Dennis from a distance of half a mile... with a slingshot.
See More Quotes from At GunpointJack Wright: Yeah, it should. I'm the local hero.
The Stranger: You don't say.
Jack Wright: You're looking at the man who shot the notorious Alvin Dennis from a distance of half a mile... with a slingshot.