Movie

The Last of the Fast Guns

1958 · 82 min

A lean, sunbaked western that moves at an easy trot, with a weary gunfighter and a maze of double crosses.

Tagline: His Name Was Written With Bullets...
Overview: A rich, dying Easterner hires gunfighter Brad Ellison to find his brother and heir in Mexico. En route, it becomes clear to Ellison that his is a dying profession. At a remote rancho, Ellison enlists ranch foreman Miles Lang to help him search the hills where the missing man is rumored to have lived. They find nothing ...except that someone wants to kill them; and Ellison becomes wrapped in a maze of double crosses.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Obsession, betrayal, death, loyalty
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
betrayal
death
loyalty
justice
Places: countryside
road trip
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none