Shoot Out
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Shoot Out is a 1971 western
film directed by Henry Hathaway
. It stars Gregory Peck
and Patricia Quinn.
This was the second-to-last of the 65 films directed by Hathaway.
Foley has a number of hired guns, Bobby Jay Jones being the fastest and most vicious. Lomax offers an old friend, Trooper, all the money he has in the world, $200, for the name of the town where Foley can be found.
A woman named Teresa Ortega has been keeping Lomax's money for him, so he sends for her. When the train arrives, a girl of age 7 called Decky gets off. Lomax learns that Teresa is dead and believes Decky could be his own child.
He can't find anyone to look out for her, so Decky accompanies him on the search. Trooper is killed, but with his dying words reveal that Gun Hill is where Lomax needs to go.
A woman named Juliana offers shelter to Lomax and the little girl. Jones and his men arrive and take them prisoner. To amuse himself, Jones shoots objects, ala William Tell
, off the child's head.
When the men leave, Jones turns on his partners and kills them. Jones goes to Foley for his money, wanting it all. Foley draws a gun from the safe but Jones is too quick and shoots him.
Jones is enjoying his money when Lomax gets the drop on him. Lomax forces him to place various objects on his head and shoots them off.
In the end, he makes Jones prove just how fast he is supposed to be. Jones is forced to place a cartridge atop his head. He must grab it, load and outdraw Lomax to survive, but can't and he is shot dead. A relieved Lomax rides back to Juliana and Decky to begin a new life.
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...
film directed by Henry Hathaway
Henry Hathaway
Henry Hathaway was an American film director and producer. He is best known as a director of Westerns, especially starring John Wayne.-Background:...
. It stars Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck
Eldred Gregory Peck was an American actor.One of 20th Century Fox's most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1960s, Peck continued to play important roles well into the 1980s. His notable performances include that of Atticus Finch in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird, for which he won an...
and Patricia Quinn.
This was the second-to-last of the 65 films directed by Hathaway.
Plot
Clay Lomax gets out of prison after serving nearly eight years. He goes looking for Sam Foley, a bank robber who shot Lomax in the back and left him to take the rap.Foley has a number of hired guns, Bobby Jay Jones being the fastest and most vicious. Lomax offers an old friend, Trooper, all the money he has in the world, $200, for the name of the town where Foley can be found.
A woman named Teresa Ortega has been keeping Lomax's money for him, so he sends for her. When the train arrives, a girl of age 7 called Decky gets off. Lomax learns that Teresa is dead and believes Decky could be his own child.
He can't find anyone to look out for her, so Decky accompanies him on the search. Trooper is killed, but with his dying words reveal that Gun Hill is where Lomax needs to go.
A woman named Juliana offers shelter to Lomax and the little girl. Jones and his men arrive and take them prisoner. To amuse himself, Jones shoots objects, ala William Tell
William Tell
William Tell is a folk hero of Switzerland. His legend is recorded in a late 15th century Swiss chronicle....
, off the child's head.
When the men leave, Jones turns on his partners and kills them. Jones goes to Foley for his money, wanting it all. Foley draws a gun from the safe but Jones is too quick and shoots him.
Jones is enjoying his money when Lomax gets the drop on him. Lomax forces him to place various objects on his head and shoots them off.
In the end, he makes Jones prove just how fast he is supposed to be. Jones is forced to place a cartridge atop his head. He must grab it, load and outdraw Lomax to survive, but can't and he is shot dead. A relieved Lomax rides back to Juliana and Decky to begin a new life.
Cast
- Gregory PeckGregory PeckEldred Gregory Peck was an American actor.One of 20th Century Fox's most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1960s, Peck continued to play important roles well into the 1980s. His notable performances include that of Atticus Finch in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird, for which he won an...
as Clay Lomax - Patricia Quinn as Juliana Farrell
- Robert F. Lyons as Bobby Jay Jones
- Susan TyrrellSusan TyrrellSusan Tyrrell is an American actress of Irish descent, known for her role as Ramona Rickettes in the film Cry-Baby.-Background:...
as Alma - James GregoryJames GregoryJames Gregory may refer to:* James Gregory , South African prison guard, author of Goodbye Bafana* James Gregory , Scottish mathematician and astronomer...
as Foley - Jeff CoreyJeff CoreyJeff Corey was an American stage and screen actor and director who became a well-respected acting teacher after being blacklisted in the 1950s.-Biography:...
as Trooper - Dawn LynDawn LynDawn Lyn is an American actress best known for her role as Dodie Douglas during the last three seasons of the long-running CBS family comedy My Three Sons.-Career:...
as Decky Ortega