History Film / Winchester73

* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler: Dutch Henry is really Matthew, Lin's brother, who shot their father InTheBack]].

* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler: Steve]].

A {{Western}} from 1950 directed by Creator/AnthonyMann and starring Creator/JimmyStewart, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, [=Stephen McNally=], and Millard Mitchell.

* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler: Dutch Henry is really Matthew, Lin's brother, who shot their father in the back]].

A {{Western}} from 1950 directed by Anthony Mann and starring Creator/JimmyStewart, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, [=Stephen McNally=], and Millard Mitchell.

[=Lin McAdam=], a former Texas ranger, is riding with his partner High-Spade Frankie Wilson to track down a man. When they reach Dodge City, they run into Dutch Henry Brown, the man they're looking for (though [[IHaveManyNames that's not his real name]]. As [[HistoricalDomainCharacter Wyatt Earp]], the sheriff in town, is keeping a close eye on both of them and has taken everyone's gun, Lin and Dutch Henry confine their bad blood to a shooting contest that's in town; the winner gets [[MacGuffin the rifle of the title]], which is supposed to be the best gun around. Lin ends up winning the contest, but before he can leave town, Dutch Henry and his gang ambush him and steal the gun. At this point, [[TwoLinesNoWaiting the film follows both Lin's attempt to catch up to Dutch Henry, as well as the path of the gun]], as it ends up with a trader, a Sioux Indian chief, Steve Miller, a man trying to settle down with his girlfriend Lola Manners, and Waco Johnny Dean, a cocky gunman, among others.

->''This is the story of the Winchester Rifle Model 1873, "The gun that won the West." To cowman, outlaw, peace officer or soldier, the Winchester '73 was a treasured possession. An Indian would sell his soul to own one.''

-->'''Opening title card'''

-->''This is the story of the Winchester Rifle Model 1873, "The gun that won the West." To cowman, outlaw, peace officer or soldier, the Winchester '73 was a treasured possession. An Indian would sell his soul to own one.''

'''''Winchester '73''''' is a {{Western}} {{Film}} from 1950 directed by Anthony Mann and starring Creator/JimmyStewart, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, [=Stephen McNally=] and Millard Mitchell.

The film was notable for being the first film to team up Stewart and Mann (they went on to make seven more films together), the first of Stewart's DarkerAndEdgier roles, and most important, the first film where a star (Stewart) agreed to take a lesser salary up front in exchange for a percentage of the profits, which helped change business practices in the movies.

-->'''Lin:''' I said I didn't recall the name.

''Winchester '73'' is a {{Western}} {{Film}} from 1950 directed by Anthony Mann and starring Creator/JimmyStewart, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, [=Stephen McNally=] and Millard Mitchell.

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[PillowTalk Rock Hudson]] plays a Sioux chief.
** [[Film/SweetSmellOfSuccess Sidney Falco]] started out as a U.S. cavalry soldier.
** [[Film/SinginInTheRain R.F.]] is High Spade Frankie.

* PlayingAgainstType: As noted above, Stewart had up to that point been best known for playing Capra-esque characters and heroic ones. While he's still the hero here, he's driven mostly by revenge and obsession, and this was the beginning of the DarkerAndEdgier roles Stewart played in the 50's for Mann and Creator/AlfredHitchcock.
** Also applies to director Mann; to this point, he was best known for his crime dramas, but starting with this film, he switched gears to directing mostly Westerns in the 50's.

** [[SweetSmellOfSuccess Sidney Falco]] started out as a U.S. cavalry soldier.
** [[SinginInTheRain R.F.]] is High Spade Frankie.

''Winchester '73'' is a {{Western}} {{Film}} from 1950 directed by Anthony Mann and starring JimmyStewart, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, [=Stephen McNally=] and Millard Mitchell.

The film was notable for being the first film to team up Stewart and Mann (they went on to make seven more films together), the first of Stewart's DarkerAndEdgier roles, and most important, the first film where a start (Stewart) agreed to take a lesser salary up front in exchange for a percentage of the profits, which helped change business practices in the movies.

[=Lin McAdam=], a former Texas ranger, is riding with his partner High-Spade Frankie Wilson to track down a man. When they reach Dodge City, they run into Dutch Henry Brown, the man they're looking for (though [[IHaveManyNames that's not his real name]]. As [[HistoricalDomainCharacter Wyatt Earp]], the sheriff in town, is keeping a close eye on both of them and has taken everyone's gun, Lin and Dutch Henry confine their bad blood to a shooting contest that's in town; the winner gets [[{{MacGuffin}} the rifle of the title]], which is supposed to be the best gun around. Lin ends up winning the contest, but before he can leave town, Dutch Henry and his gang ambush him and steal the gun. At this point, [[TwoLinesNoWaiting the film follows both Lin's attempt to catch up to Dutch Henry, as well as the path of the gun]], as it ends up with a trader, a Sioux Indian chief, Steve Miller, a man trying to settle down with his girlfriend Lola Manners, and Waco Johnny Dean, a cocky gunman, among others.

* {{MacGuffin}}: The gun of the title, though in an interesting subversion, not only do only a few of the characters really want the gun (or know how valuable it is), it's used more as a way to tie the characters together than as a goal the characters are after.
* PlayingAgainstType: As noted above, Stewart had up to that point been best known for playing Capra-esque characters and heroic ones. While he's still the hero here, he's driven mostly by revenge and obsession, and this was the beginning of the DarkerAndEdgier roles Stewart played in the 50's for Mann and AlfredHitchcock.

[=Lin McAdam=], a former Texas ranger, is riding with his partner High-Spade Frankie Wilson to track down a man. When they reach Dodge City, they run into Dutch Henry Brown, the man they're looking for (though [[IHaveManyNames that's not his real name]]. As [[HistoricalDomainCharacter Wyatt Earp]], the sheriff in town, is keeping a close eye on both of them and has taken everyone's gun, Lin and Dutch Henry confine their bad blood to a shooting contest that's in town; the winner gets [[{{MacGuffin}} the rifle of the title]], which is supposed to be the best gun around. Lin ends up winning the contest, but before he can leave town, Dutch Henry and his gang waylay him and steal the gun. At this point, [[TwoLinesNoWaiting the film follows both Lin's attempt to catch up to Dutch Henry, as well as the path of the gun]], as it ends up with a trader, a Sioux Indian chief, Steve Miller, a man trying to settle down with his girlfriend Lola Manners, and Waco Johnny Dean, a cocky gunman, among others.

* {{MacGuffin}}: The gun of the title, though in an interesting subversion, not only do only a few of the characters really want the gun (or know how valuable it is), it's used more as a way to tie the characters together than as a goal the characters are after.

* The Determinator: Lin, all the way.

[=Lin McAdam=], a former Texas ranger, is riding with his partner High-Spade Frankie Wilson to track down a man. When they reach Dodge City, they run into Dutch Henry Brown, the man they're looking for (though [[IHaveManyNames that's not his real name]]. As [[HistoricalDomainCharacter Wyatt Earp]], the sheriff in town, is keeping a close eye on both of them and has taken everyone's gun, Lin and Dutch Henry confine their bad blood to a shooting contest that's in town; the winner gets [[{{MacGuffin}} the rifle of the title]], which is supposed to be the best gun around. Lin ends up winning the contest, but before he can leave town, Dutch Henry and his gang waylay him and steal the gun. At this point, [[TwoLinesNoWaiting the film follows both Lin's attempt to catch up to Dutch Henry, as well as the path of the gun, as it ends up with a trader, a Sioux Indian chief, Steve Miller, a man trying to settle down with his girlfriend Lola Manners, and Waco Johnny Dean, a cocky gunman, among others]].

-->'''Lin:''' I said I didn't recall the name.

''Winchester73'' is a {{Western}} {{Film}} from 1950 directed by Anthony Mann and starring JimmyStewart, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, Stephen McNally and Millard Mitchell.

Lin McAdam, a former Texas ranger, is riding with his partner High-Spade Frankie Wilson to track down a man. When they reach Dodge City, they run into Dutch Henry Brown, the man they're looking for (though [[IHaveManyNames that's not his real name]]. As [[HistoricalDomainCharacter Wyatt Earp]], the sheriff in town, is keeping a close eye on both of them and has taken everyone's gun, Lin and Dutch Henry confine their bad blood to a shooting contest that's in town; the winner gets [[{{MacGuffin}} the rifle of the title]], which is supposed to be the best gun around. Lin ends up winning the contest, but before he can leave town, Dutch Henry and his gang waylay him and steal the gun. At this point, [[TwoLinesNoWaiting the film follows both Lin's attempt to catch up to Dutch Henry, as well as the path of the gun, as it ends up with a trader, a Sioux Indian chief, Steve Miller, a man trying to settle down with his girlfriend Lola Manners, and Waco Johnny Dean, a cocky gunman, among others]].

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Lin McAdam, a former Texas ranger, is riding with his partner High-Spade Frankie Wilson to track down a man. When they reach Dodge City, they run into Dutch Henry Brown, the man they're looking for (though [[IHaveManyNames that's not his real name]]. As [[HistoricalDomainCharacter Wyatt Earp]], the sheriff in town, is keeping a close eye on both of them and has taken everyone's gun, Lin and Dutch Henry confine their bad blood to a shooting contest that's in town; the winner gets [[TheMacGuffin the rifle of the title]], which is supposed to be the best gun around. Lin ends up winning the contest, but before he can leave town, Dutch Henry and his gang waylay him and steal the gun. At this point, [[TwoLinesNoWaiting the film follows both Lin's attempt to catch up to Dutch Henry, as well as the path of the gun, as it ends up with a trader, a Sioux Indian chief, Steve Miller, a man trying to settle down with his girlfriend Lola Manners, and Waco Johnny Dean, a cocky gunman, among others]].

Lin McAdam, a former Texas ranger, is riding with his partner High-Spade Frankie Wilson to track down a man. When they reach Dodge City, they run into Dutch Henry Brown, the man they're looking for (though [[IHaveManyNames that's not his real name]]. As [[HistoricalDomainCharacter Wyatt Earp]], the sheriff in town, is keeping a close eye on both of them and has taken everyone's gun, Lin and Dutch Henry confine their bad blood to a shooting contest that's in town; the winner gets [[TheMacguffin the rifle of the title]], which is supposed to be the best gun around. Lin ends up winning the contest, but before he can leave town, Dutch Henry and his gang waylay him and steal the gun. At this point, [[TwoLinesNoWaiting the film follows both Lin's attempt to catch up to Dutch Henry, as well as the path of the gun, as it ends up with a trader, a Sioux Indian chief, Steve Miller, a man trying to settle down with his girlfriend Lola Manners, and Waco Johnny Dean, a cocky gunman, among others]].

Lin McAdam, a former Texas ranger, is riding with his partner High-Spade Frankie Wilson to track down a man. When they reach Dodge City, they run into Dutch Henry Brown, the man they're looking for (though [[IHaveManyNames that's not his real name]]. As [[HistoricalDomainCharacter Wyatt Earp]], the sheriff in town, is keeping a close eye on both of them and has taken everyone's gun, Lin and Dutch Henry confine their bad blood to a shooting contest that's in town; the winner gets the rifle of the title, which is supposed to be the best gun around. Lin ends up winning the contest, but before he can leave town, Dutch Henry and his gang waylay him and steal the gun. At this point, [[TwoLinesNoWaiting the film follows both Lin's attempt to catch up to Dutch Henry, as well as the path of the gun, as it ends up with a trader, a Sioux Indian chief, Steve Miller, a man trying to settle down with his girlfriend Lola Manners, and Waco Johnny Dean, a cocky gunman, among others]].

-'''Opening title card'''

''This is the story of the Winchester Rifle Model 1873, "The gun that won the West." To cowman, outlaw, peace officer or soldier, the Winchester '73 was a treasured possession. An Indian would sell his soul to own one.''

* The Determinator: Lin, all the way.