1968 - 112 minutes - Western
Cast:
Lee Van Cleef..................................Frank Talby
Giuliano Gemma...............................Scott Mary
Walter Rilla.......................................Murphallan
Director:
Tonio Valerii
Synopsis:
When a profession gunfighter, Frank Talby. rides into a small frontier town in Arizona after the Civil War, he takes a liking to young Scott Mary, an orphan brought up on public charity, who is abused by the townspeople. Soon Talby puts a end to the mistreatment. When Talby leaves town, the youth follows him and begs to let him ride along and learn how to use a gun, promising to be help to the gunfighter.Talby teaches him certain basic lessons which the youth interprets as the essence of daring, courage, and virility; never beg another man; don't trust anyone; never put yourself between a pistol and it's target; boxing is like using a gun - if the first blows don't find their mark, the result could be disastrous; when you use a gun on a man kill him, otherwise, sooner or later, he'll kill you.
Talby also teaches him to use a gun and before long the youth is a crack shot, perhaps even better than his mentor. Together they shoot their way through several gripping gunfights, but eventually they drift apart when the young man realizes how callous Talby really is. Using the tricks Talby taught him, the youth kills the gunfighter.
Victorious, yet disgusted by the cruelty that fills the life of a gunfighter, the youngster throws away his guns.
