Gunpoint (film)


Gunpoint is a 1966 American Western film directed by Earl Bellamy and starring Audie Murphy, Joan Staley and Warren Stevens. It was Murphy's final film for Universal Pictures.

Plot

In a small town in 1880s Colorado, a gang of outlaws led by Drago rob a train and kidnap a saloon singer, Uvalde. Determined to chase them down, the sheriff, Chad Lucas, forms a posse which includes Uvalde's fiancé, Nate Harlan, a young kid, and Lucas's deputy – who is secretly in league with the outlaws. During the chase, Nate realizes that Chad and Uvalde used to be lovers. The posse battles Indians, horse thieves and conflicts among themselves before discovering Uvalde; eventually the sheriff's pursuit is successful.

Cast

The film was the last of seven Westerns Audie Murphy made with producer Gordon Kay starting with Hell Bent for Leather. Parts of the film were shot at Kanab Canyon in Utah. Scenes from other Universal films starring Murphy, including Ride Clear of Diablo, Night Passage, Gunsmoke and Sierra were re-used in this film.
When Hedda Hopper asked him what the story was about, he told her, "Same story only we're getting older horses". After making the movie, Murphy went to work in Europe for a number of years.