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La veuve et le tueur

Original title: The Hired Gun
  • 1957
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 3m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
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Rory Calhoun and Anne Francis in La veuve et le tueur (1957)
Desert AdventureDramaWestern

A woman breaks out of jail before her hanging and a man is hired to bring her back.A woman breaks out of jail before her hanging and a man is hired to bring her back.A woman breaks out of jail before her hanging and a man is hired to bring her back.

  • Director
    • Ray Nazarro
  • Writers
    • David Lang
    • Buckley Angell
  • Stars
    • Rory Calhoun
    • Anne Francis
    • Vince Edwards
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    432
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ray Nazarro
    • Writers
      • David Lang
      • Buckley Angell
    • Stars
      • Rory Calhoun
      • Anne Francis
      • Vince Edwards
    • 15User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Rory Calhoun
    Rory Calhoun
    • Gil McCord
    Anne Francis
    Anne Francis
    • Ellen Beldon
    Vince Edwards
    Vince Edwards
    • Kell Beldon
    John Litel
    John Litel
    • Mace Beldon
    Chuck Connors
    Chuck Connors
    • Judd Farrow
    Robert Burton
    Robert Burton
    • Nathan Conroy
    Salvador Baguez
    • Domingo Ortega
    Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
    Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
    • Elby Kirby
    Regis Parton
    Regis Parton
    • Cliff Beldon
    Beulah Archuletta
    • Indian Squaw
    • (uncredited)
    Bart Braverman
    Bart Braverman
    • Pablo
    • (uncredited)
    Edgar Dearing
    Edgar Dearing
    • Sheriff Jenner
    • (uncredited)
    Joe Haworth
    • Haddon
    • (uncredited)
    Nolan Leary
    Nolan Leary
    • Judge Dwight Larson
    • (uncredited)
    Pierce Lyden
    Pierce Lyden
    • Culdane - Sheriff of Beldon County
    • (uncredited)
    Kermit Maynard
    Kermit Maynard
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Dan Riss
    Dan Riss
    • Walt Bodie - Lawyer
    • (uncredited)
    Chuck Roberson
    Chuck Roberson
    • Frank Cooper - Conroy Ranch Wrangler
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Ray Nazarro
    • Writers
      • David Lang
      • Buckley Angell
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    5mossgrymk

    the hired gun

    The 1950s were to movie westerns what the 40s was to film noir so it's always kinda shocking to see an oater made at this time be so friggin ordinary as this offering from Ray Nazarro. Although maybe not so shocking when you consider the fact that Budd Boetticher, one of the era's best western directors, called Nazarro the "ten day picture guy". And of those ten I would guess that half a day, at most, was spent on the screenplay/story since previous IMDB reviewers have written of its stunning predictability and unoriginality. I do, however, disagree with the previous reviewer who called it "beyond mediocre". Indeed, it is the very quintessence of average. Or, in other words, a solid C.
    7coltras35

    The hired gun

    Ellen Beldon is about to be hanged in Texas for the cold-blooded murder of her husband. Her uncle's ranch foreman, Judd Farrow, masquerading as a priest busts her out of jail and escorts Ellen to a safe hideout at her uncle's ranch in New Mexico. Her uncle has enough influence to block extradition of Ellen back to Texas.

    Her father-in-law, Mace Beldon, determined to avenge the killing of his son, hires gunman Gil McCord for $5,000 to track down Ellen and bring her back to Texas. Gil hires on as a cowhand and then kidnaps Ellen and they head back to Texas. On the way Ellen explains to Gil what really happened.

    You don't see many women in westerns sentenced to be hanged, which is a fresh angle in this fast-moving, well-acted western that has some fine cinematography and great locations. It's well made, suspenseful and fairly engaging. In tone and story it reminds me of the Scott-Boeticher western. Calhoun in particular is quite cold and determined to earn his dollars - well, at first. Predictably, he falls for the cute Anne Francis. Her character is quite a strong one. Maybe this film would've benefited from a longer running time so Calhoun's relationship with Francis could've been more developed and his belief in her innocence more gradual.
    dbdumonteil

    The wrong (wo)man

    A very short western,clocking at hardly 70 min,but a fast moving one,well acted and with a screenplay which can appeal to ladies ,which is not obvious a far as this genre is concerned ;the background may be the wild west ,but the plot is sometimes close to detective story ,a whodunit (although you would have guessed who the culprit is in the first minutes!) ' Annee Francis portrays a young widow,falsely accused of her husband 's murder and sentenced to death (rare in westerns for a girl!);as her uncle helps her to escape (with Chuck "rifleman" Connors dressed up as a priest),the ruthless in-laws......well check the title .

    Rory Calhoun is efficient as the hired gun ;he also produced this entertaining movie,which seems to suffer for its small budget :the last quarter seems botched,but the rest is pretty well done.
    7RanchoTuVu

    with Vince Edwards and Chuck Connors this should have been better

    The Hired Gun opens with a camera shot through the noose that is scheduled to go around the pretty neck of Ellen Beldon (Anne Francis), the first woman ever to face hanging in Texas. When she's rescued by Judd Farrow (Chuck Connors) and taken back to her family's ranch in New Mexico, the Texans hire Gil McCord (Rory Calhoun) to bring her back in order to carry out the sentence. The heavy backdrop of a potential hanging, especially of a woman, gives the film some dramatic weight, as does the trip back to Texas, after McCord has recaptured Ellen. The film could have been a lot more interesting if on the way back to Texas it had exploited some of the underlying lust between them. Instead it plays it safe with a few action scenes where a group of Indians attack and McCord kills them, thus putting the film in jeopardy of being a Saturday afternoon flick for the kiddy matinees. Considering the cast, which includes a good part for Vince Edwards as well as Chuck Conners, and the overall noir look due to the b & w cinematography, the film had the story ingredients and talent to be a minor masterpiece.
    4bkoganbing

    It's A Hanging Day In Belden County Texas

    Anne Francis is about to hung for the murder of her husband, the son of the local Ponderosa owner John Litel. But her uncle sends Chuck Connors to rescue her and he does, taking her across the Texas state line to New Mexico territory where he, Robert Burton is the local Ponderosa owner. And due to Burton's influence, New Mexico will not honor extradition. What to do, but hire out for The Hired Gun.

    In this case it's Rory Calhoun who gets hired for $5000.00 dollars to deliver Francis back to Texas for the sentence to be carried out. He's even deputized to make what is kidnapping have some trapping of legality.

    Of course with their time on the trail Calhoun and Francis start getting acquainted. I don't think I have to go any further.

    The Hired Gun was almost like watching two different films. A plot line where Francis is being given some unwanted attentions by her rescuer Connors is left dangling. Quite frankly I can't blame Connors for expecting some kind of manifestation of that gratitude. Then when Calhoun and Francis cross the state line, it's like a whole new movie started. I think some writing might have changed midpoint in the film or it was to be a whole bigger type of western when originally conceived.

    With stuff like The Hired Gun which Calhoun also produced not being that well received, no wonder Rory Calhoun opted for a TV and he would star in his own television series, The Texan very shortly.

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    • Trivia
      La veuve et le tueur (1957) was the first film produced by Rory Calhoun and Victor M. Orsatti's production company, Calhoun-Orsatti Enterprises, Inc. The film also contained the statement "Rorvic Productions," a combination of the producers' first names.
    • Goofs
      A clear moving shadow of the camera is visible on the floor of the gallows as it cranes up following Ellen and Judd as the drive away to the jail.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Le perroquet rouge (2006)

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    • Release date
      • October 29, 1958 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • The Hired Gun
    • Filming locations
      • Cinespace Film Studios - 11030 Highway 27, Kleinburg, Ontario, Canada(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Rorvic Productions
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    • Budget
      • $323,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 3m(63 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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