When Lee Hackett leaves town, chasing after his jailbreak son, Ed, he is riding a "right-maned" horse.
When he catches up with Ed, he is on a "left-maned" (different) horse.
When Lee approaches Ed after shooting him, Ed's body is in shade and Lee casts shadows to Lee's right.
In the following crane shot of Lee holding Ed's body, the body is in full sun and the shadows of Lee and the posse are now pointing towards the body, a 90-degree turn from the previous shot.
The shadows are much darker as well.
Gunman Walk's came to me belatedly at DVD's advent peak in 2008, it impress me deeply such psychological western, Lee Hackett (Van Heflin) a tough cattle baron has two opposite sons the older Ed (Tab Hunter) is hard-hitting and reckless, always trying impersonate somehow and may overcame his successful father, the youngest Davy (James Daren) is smooth likes his died mother, both Ed and Davy didn't get a term, one day Ed and an half bread employer have been pursuing a wild white mare, suddenly Ed makes a willful move that ends up in a tragic accident let his contender felt down in a deep cliff under the look of two Sioux nearest, Ed Hackett is took at pre-trial where two Sioux witness testify the intentional murder, when the Judge is about to accept the charge enter another supposed witness Jensen Sieverts (Ray Teal) making a statement in favor of Ed, but it has a high price to boastful Lee Hackett swallow, even so the midless Ed continues getting in trouble by his wild behavior, his target is defying his father's authority in order to clash him, Davy gets involved with the beauty Clee Chouard half bread Sioux woman, among prejudice and defiance Lee Hackett sees himself in endless whirlwind, Tab Hunter maybe had his best performance ever, the casting are fabulous as the slow Deputy Motely (Mickey Shaughnessy) as former boxer and the swindler Sieverts (Ray Teal), however the veteran Van Heflin is the highlight over so bright character, Phil Karlson proves once more in great shape in this remarkable little gem!!
A good plot, and a surprisingly good turn for a young Tab Hunter as the restless young man, too fond of his gun, and a devoted father leaning over backwards to make allowances for him. A well done film, and one of Heflin's best roles.
The western genre may not be my favourite. Mystery, thriller and animation, though the last being classed as a genre or more as a medium is a cause for debate, are more my thing admittedly, hope that there is not too much negative judgement saying that.
There have been quite a few westerns about the confrontation of father and son. There is even one, Winchester 73 where the son already has killed the father.
Van Heflin and Tab Hunter both deliver commanding performances in this quite gripping western about a hard as nails, old- time rancher father who wants both his son's to be tough and gun savvy. Trouble soon arises as the son played by Tab Hunter becomes too headstrong while the other son played by James Darren, insists he doesn't need a gun to prove his manhood.
I've seen this movie more than a few times and it never gets old. Like Col.
The western Novel written by author Ric Hardman, is the bases for this film called " Gunman's Walk. " But the title is deceptive.
Behind this rather misleading title is a family western similar to 'Broken Lance' shot in beautiful autumnal colours by Charles Lawton Jr. and with a towering performance by Van Heflin as the patriarch on collision course with his hot-headed elder son Tab Hunter.
I just saw this, for the first time, on TCM (July 2019) . It's an amazing film experience.
