"Winchester, '73" was the best of the five Westerns that James Stewart and Anthony Mann famously collaborated on in the 1950s (the other four were, in that order, "The Winding River" ( Bend of the River, "The Man From Laramie," "The Naked Spur," "The Far Country," thought to spur a Western box office recovery The film also set a historical precedent: from the film, the stars no longer live by receiving salaries (albeit staggeringly high), but tend to share the box office profits. This move allows James Shirley Stewart made a fortune and forever changed the way Hollywood deals. The film itself is impressive. Anthony Mann's sharp, psychologically anatomical portrayal of a tough man caught in the middle of confusion. Cowboy Lynn MacDum (James Stewart) begins a series of adventures in pursuit of a valuable Winchester 1873 repeating rifle. The final scene is extremely.
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Extended Reading
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High Spade: You're about ready to fall out of the saddle. Why don't we rest up a little?
Lin McAdam: I'm not that tired.
High Spade: Four or five hours ain't gonna make any difference. We have been chasin' since... since I can't remember.
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Lin McAdam: You've been real fine people, High Spade, riding along with me.
High Spade: That's what friends are for, isn't it. At leastways, that's the way you dad always said it.
Lin McAdam: Yeah, he did, didn't he? He said if a man had one friend, he was rich. I'm rich.