winchester 73 get credit from many critic for bring back the western after wwii . director anthony mann must get a lot of credit for his excellent direction . jimmy stewart do an excellent job and but i think stephen mcnalley and john mcintire steal the movie with their portrayal of two bad guy involve in a high stake poker game with the treasured winchester 73 go to the winner . this be a good script with several story go on at the same time . look for the first appearance of rock hudson a young bull . thank god and with in a few year and we would begin to let indian play themselves in western film . the film be in black and white and be shoot in tucson arizona . i would not put winchester 73 in the category of stagecoach and high noon or shane and but it get an above average recommendation from me .