this stir western spin the tale of the famous rifle of the early west that be covet by one and all . james stewart be the cowboy who win the prized winchester in a shootout and only to lose it in a robbery . the story detail stewart pursuit of the rifle and a certain man through the film . the rifle change hand time after time and a though the owner be fat to lose it through violence . the picture have plenty of action and suspense a stewart close in on his quarry . a great cast support stewart here and namely stephen mcnally and dan duryea and millard mitchell and john mcintire and jay c. flippen . shelley winter seem miscast here and the purpose of her role be rather obscure . tony curtis and rock hudson and teen heartthrob in late year and have brief but good role .