Review of Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke (1953)
8/10
SOLID MURPHY OATER...!
17 June 2019
No, not the long running TV show but an Audie Murphy Western from 1953. A land baron wants to take over the homestead of a man, along w/his dutiful daughter, so he hires Murphy to come in & do his thing to rid the baron of his problem but when he doesn't meet Murphy's money requirement, Murphy decides to work the cattle himself (he has won the property from the owner in a gentleman's cut of a card deck) & bring them in for sale. The baron decides to bring in another hired hand to deal w/Murphy (who turns out to be an old friend of his) & the race to bring the steers in begins. W/crackling dialogue & a short, terse running time, this oater only falters in its presentation (a blu-ray or remastered print would be a key asset to this classic) which in the version I saw had its colors look a bit washed out & faded but being a superior Murphy outing makes up for the faulty showing.
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