The Gunfight at Dodge City (1959)

Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 05/13/2008 Run time: 81 minutes Rating: Nr Product Description

The Gunfight at Dodge City

This movie is a real treat and the picture clarity is outstanding, this is a top quality production DVD and it made my viewing it comfortable.
I am a western movie nut and do apreciate the quality of this DVD.
This movie, I honestly recommends to the other western nuts out there.

Happy viewing

Wally
Cayman Islands October 26, 2008

McCrea Western Not One of His Best

"The Gunfight at Dodge City" was one of many Western made by the great Joel McCrea, one of those actors who seemed born to play Western characters. He made several outstanding, many that were pretty good, and some that were at best, fair to middling.

This film falls into the fair to middling category. This fictionalized account of how gambler/gunfighter Bat Masterson became the marshal in Dodge City is uninvolving and takes too many shortcuts with logic and belivability. Masterson becomes marshal when his brother is killed, but when the killer is discovered and is shot down by Masterson, the revelation of the killer's identity is regarded as an afterthought. Also, Masterson breaks the law by breaking the mental challenged brother of his friend Ben Thompson out of jail with very little regard for how that will affect his standing as a lawman. This device was used in other films like "The Law and Jake Wade," but to much better effect than in this film.

The movie is not horrible, but it's just not very good. October 13, 2008

Standard Western Worth Watching For Joel McCrea

At a brisk 81 minutes, THE GUNFIGHT AT DODGE CITY, is an easy way to pass the time. The plot is rather predictable and there are few surprises, but Joel McCrea is such a good actor that he elevates the rather mediocre script. The titular gunfight takes place in the final five minutes of the movie, and is anti-climatic. However, there are things to enjoy in the movie, such as good character development and some well-filmed action scenes. All of the standard Western cliches are present, and the film certainly breaks no new ground as later Westertns would, but it's still worth watching at least once, especially for the underrated Joel McCrea. July 3, 2008

The Gunfight at Dodge City

The Gunfight at Dodge CityReceived the DVD 12/06/08 which was before the date given (all that I have ordered from you have been).
On arrival the packaging was damaged and the case and insert were also, but have used another case which I had.
But have watched the movie and quality was exceptional, good story line and a good cast and in my mind Joel McCrea is up there with John Wayne, Randolph Scott et all.
I will be ordering more from you in the near future.
John Clarke from the UK June 15, 2008

Somewhat disappointing

Joel McCrea made only a few good westerns. This is not a very good one. When Masterson became a law officer, he was about 22 years old. McCrea was 54 when this film was made. A film can be good, although it does not follow the facts, but this does not succeed as a fictive western. The love element was not very persuasive, either. McCrea is symphatetic, of course, but that is not enough. This is quite lethargic film. April 9, 2008

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