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The Left Handed Gun
The Left Handed Gun

The Left Handed Gun (1958)

61% User Rating
1h 42min
Western

"I don't run. I don't hide. I go where I want. I do what I want."

When a crooked sheriff murders his employer, William "Billy the Kid" Bonney decides to avenge the death by killing the man responsible, throwing the lives of everyone around him into turmoil, and endangering the General Amnesty set up by Governor Wallace to bring peace to the New Mexico Territory.

Arthur PennDirector

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Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Billy The Kid

Lita Milan

Lita Milan

Celsa

John Dehner

John Dehner

Pat Garrett

Hurd Hatfield

Hurd Hatfield

Moultrie

James Congdon

James Congdon

Charlie Boudre

James Best

James Best

Tom Folliard

Colin Keith-Johnston

Colin Keith-Johnston

Tunstall

John Dierkes

John Dierkes

McSween

Robert Anderson

Robert Anderson

Hill

Wally Brown

Wally Brown

Deputy Moon

Martín Garralaga

Martín Garralaga

Saval

Denver Pyle

Denver Pyle

Ollinger

Ainslie Pryor

Ainslie Pryor

Joe Grant

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Anne Barton

Mrs. Hill

Robert Foulk

Robert Foulk

Sheriff Brady

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Josephine Parra

Bride

Nestor Paiva

Nestor Paiva

Pete Maxwell

Paul Smith

Paul Smith

Smith

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George Bell

Deputy

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Stephen Coit

Alexander Ganz - Photographer

Robert Griffin

Robert Griffin

Morton

Eve McVeagh

Eve McVeagh

Mrs. McSween

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Tina Menard

Mexican Woman

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Dan Sheridan

Bucky

Joseph V. Perry

Joseph V. Perry

Clerk

Reviews (1)

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John Chard
John Chard
Rating 70%

August 28, 2014

The demythologised account of Billy The Kid. Billy Bonney is taken in by kindly rancher John Tunstall, he starts to learn respect and education, but then Tunstall is cruelly murdered. Bonney having been robbed of the one man he respected, shows his darker side and vows to seek revenge on Tunstall's killers. This was director Arthur Penn's debut feature film, and all the traits that were to mark his name in future pictures can be found in this very good, and troubling psychological western. Based upon a teleplay by Gore Vidal entitled The Death Of Billy The Kid, Penn ensures that any notions of William Bonney being a hero are well and truly vanquished with this damning portrayal of the legendary outlaw. That this point is rammed home is down to a quite wonderful performance from Paul Newman as Bonney, boyish ignorance and sadistic tendencies making odd bed fellows as Newman plays it weirdly perfect (the role had been earmarked for James Dean until his untimely death curtailed that happening). Backing Newman up is a fine performance from John Dehner as eventual nemesis of Bonney, Pat Garrett, showing nice touches of emotion from both sides of the coin. The rest of the cast do OK and nobody either harms or enhances the picture. This really is about its director and its leading man, both would go on to greater things, but this is a fine point of reference in their respective careers, a picture that both men can be rightly proud of. 7/10

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