this be quite an unusual and unique little western and that be make mostly original due to it story that revolve around an unique and superior winchester 1873 rifle and all of those who get to pose it at one point or another in the movie . it mostly a very entertaining movie to watch but not without still be a real western a well . the movie get do in a typical 40 /50 style of western genre film making and so the lover of the genre should not be turn off by it somewhat unusual main premise . because the rifle be actually be the main plot device of the movie and it allow the story to follow multiple character throughout the movie and who be all connect of course and the story make full circle in the end . without that this movie would have be a pretty messy one to watch and since the story often jump from the one hazardous occasion into the other and with constantly different character involve . quite amaze how they even manage to put wyatt earp in this all . but it no criticism really . i like that the movie and it story be be original and how the movie seem to move from the one event to the other . it give the movie a bit of a sense of adventure and entertainment . it also a really great look movie . i like the setting the movie use and it seem quite amazing that this be actually the director anthony mann first western . luckily he would go on to direct more western later on and which also often would star james stewart in the main lead . it be a pretty dare cast choice to pick james stewart a the main lead . he be one of the soft and most polite look and act actor and so cast him a a tough gunslinger seem like a bit of an odd pick . but stewart be surprisingly convincing a a tough guy and it show how versatile and really capable a an actor he actually be . it also have some other surprising actor in the movie and that be not often get connect with this genre . shelley winter play the female lead and also later well know actor rock hudson and tony curtis appear in some small role . a real western with also plenty of action and entertainment to it . positive .