Good Day for a Hanging - (1959)

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Год: 1959
Создатель кинофильма: Нэйтан Юран
Перевод : Дублирование
Длительность: 85 мин. / 01:25
Рейтинг: 62.4
Актёры: Уенделл Холмс, оберт Вон, Джоан Блэкман, Кэтрин Кард, Маргарет Хэйес, Эдмон айан, Джеймс Друри, Эмиль Мейер, Стэйси Харрис, Фред МакМюррэй
Страна: США
Имя фильма: Good Day for a Hanging
Описание фильма: Fred MacMurray starred in several westerns in the fifties, and "Good Day for a Hanging", released in 1959, is an engrossing "duster" that holds your attention throughout. It raises issues such as capital punishment, loyalty, duty, family and the nature of justice.
A gang of outlaws holds up a bank and escapes, with the popular town marshall and a posse in hot pursuit. During a shoot-out in the hills, the marshall is shot dead by one of the gang. The youngest member of the gang, Eddie Campbell ( Robert Vaughn in a terrific performance ), is wounded and brought back to town by the posse. Posse-member, Ben Cutler ( Fred MacMurray ), is sure that young Eddie is the outlaw who shot the marshall, although he convinces townspeople that there should be a fair trial, rather that a quick lynching. Ben reluctantly agrees to take over as marshall, which soon causes problems with his bride-to-be, Ruth Granger ( attractive Maggie Hayes ), and his daughter, Laurie ( petulant Joan Blackman) who has a crush on Eddie
( Ben is a widower ). This, however, is a horse opera not a soap opera--there are fisticuffs, gunfights, a very tense trial scene and an excellent showdown at the end of the film.
Today I suspect most people remember Fred MacMurray as the affable and immensely likeable star of TV's "My Three Sons", and a number of Disney films. Film buffs know that,in fare such as "Double Indemnity" and "The Apartment", Mr. MacMurray could also be effective in less sympathetic roles. In "Good Day", he certainly has an edge to his performance, and gives us a convincing western hero. In addition to the intense Mr. Vaughn, we have a "pre-Virginian" James Drury as Dr. Ridgely, doting on Laurie Cutler, but unable to distract her from her obsession with young Eddie. Western fans will spot such actors as Denver Pyle, Gregg Barton, William Fawcett, Harry Lauter and the ubiquitous Tom London in supporting roles.
I see that the movie was produced by Charles H. Schneer and directed by Nathan Juran, better known for their collaboration with stop-motion effects master, Ray Harryhausen.
I found the widescreen, colour picture quality to be excellent--the sound typical for films of this vintage.
If you like westerns, Fred MacMurray may not be the first name you would think of. However, he was a fine actor, and was right at home throwing punches or lead ! "Good Day for a Hanging" delivers a "good" ninety minutes of western suspense and excitement. Recommended.
At the age of 70 I’m not very interested in the kind of movies and TV shows that are playing today, with exception of NCIS and the Hallmark Channel. I love westerns and can’t get enough of them, needless to say I frequent the local cable channel that has westerns on all of the time. I saw two western movies today and enjoyed them very much. Good Day for a Hanging with Fred MacMurray was one of them. I must say that when I saw the Name Fred MacMurray the first thing I thought of was The Absent-Minded Professor, and The Shaggy Dog. I don’t recall him playing in a western, but as it turned out I enjoyed it very much.
However, as much as I enjoyed it, there was a serious flaw in the writing that brings my evaluation down from 5 stars to only 4. I felt that the writers failed to make the story as believable as it could have been. The entire town was against him as the Marshal, and didn’t want to believe what he said regarding what he saw in a gun fight. There should have been at least a few who agreed with the marshal to make it a little more realistic. Even his daughter hated him for what he said he saw.
The writers waited until the last scene in the move to make him look good, and that wasn’t acceptable for me.
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