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The Gunfighter

1950 · 85 min · Director: Henry King ★ IMDb 7.7 · 14,655 ratings

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The fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.

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The Gunfighter (1950) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Anxiety 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Anxiety, Tension. Genres: Western. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Anxiety and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 7.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sympathy
  • Tension
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Humor

Sympathy
Tension
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 28 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySympathyTensionSadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension57 %21 %55 %5 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Tension64 %29 %62 %13 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Tension59 %29 %57 %15 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Tension52 %28 %49 %12 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Tension52 %36 %46 %21 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Sympathy50 %40 %41 %29 %
32.5 %≈ 28′Tension50 %40 %42 %30 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Sadness54 %41 %46 %32 %
42.5 %≈ 36′Tension61 %36 %57 %22 %
47.5 %≈ 40′Tension68 %38 %68 %16 %
52.5 %≈ 45′Tension65 %41 %63 %23 %
57.5 %≈ 49′Tension62 %36 %60 %23 %
62.5 %≈ 53′Tension65 %32 %56 %19 %
67.5 %≈ 57′Humor64 %38 %44 %22 %
72.5 %≈ 62′Sympathy62 %52 %38 %36 %
77.5 %≈ 66′Sympathy67 %63 %40 %46 %
82.5 %≈ 70′Sympathy72 %66 %46 %41 %
87.5 %≈ 74′Sympathy75 %67 %61 %42 %
92.5 %≈ 79′Sympathy84 %76 %70 %66 %
97.5 %≈ 83′Sadness91 %84 %65 %84 %
Oedipus

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

HW
Helen Westcott

JP
Jean Parker

SH
Skip Homeier

AR
Anthony Ross

VF
Verna Felton

Mrs. August Pennyfeather

VA
Victor Adamson

Townsman at Funeral (uncredited)

MA
Murray Alper

Townsman at Funeral (uncredited)

CA
C.E. Anderson

Street Loafer (uncredited)

CA
Carl Andre

Street Loafer (uncredited)

BA
Beulah Archuletta

Indian woman (uncredited)

GB
Gregg Barton

Pete's Pal (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Townsman at Funeral (uncredited)

PB
Peter Brocco

Card Player (uncredited)

LB
Larry Buchanan

Bit Part (uncredited)

Harry Carter

Townsman (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Henry King
Written by
André de Toth, William Bowers, William Sellers
Type
Movies
Released
1950
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Western
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.7 · 14,655 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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