No Name on the Bullet

No Name on the Bullet is a 1959 western film. It is one of a handful of pictures in that genre directed by Jack Arnold, better known for his sciencefiction movies of the era. Although it is one of UniversalInternationals modestly budgeted vehicles for World War II hero Audie Murphy, the topbilled actor is unusually, but very effectively, cast as the villain, a coldblooded gunforhire.

Luke proudly takes Gant on a tour through town and agrees to join him later for a game of chess. At home, Lukes fiance, Anne Benson, tends to her father, Judge Benson, who suffers from consumption. Lukes father Asa joins them for dinner, during which Buck arrives to warn Luke to stay away from Gant. Asa cautions Buck not to condemn Gant prematurely, but Buck is reluctant to accept his advice and reveals that he feels he will be powerless against Gants superior gun skills. Later, mine owners Earl Stricker and Thad Pierce assume that their partner, Ben Chaffee, has hired Gant to kill them in order to take sole ownership of the mine. When they find Gant in the saloon and propose a counteroffer, however, Gant observes that no innocent man would be afraid, and turns them away.Upon hearing that Stricker and Pierce were seen talking with Gant, Chaffee assumes that they want to kill him. He questions Luke about Gant, and after Luke fails to calm him, the physician walks through town, noting that the townsmen are all hiding behind guns and locked doors. While clerk Lou Fraden and his wife Roseanne discuss their certainty that her exhusband has sent Gant to kill them, Luke confronts Gant, asking him why he has come. Impressed with Lukes bravery and integrity, Gant explains that he believes that Luke, who saves the lives of men who deserve to die, is less ethical than he. While they talk, a panicked Pierce shoots himself in his office and dies later that night. After this, Luke accuses Gant of murder. When Buck tries to throw Gant out of town, Gant refuses to leave. When the sheriff pulls a gun on Gant, Gant shoots him in the hand and renders him useless. As to why Gant didnt kill him, the gunman explains it was because no one was paying him. ........

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