James Stewart, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, Stephen McNally, Millard Mitchell, Charles Drake, John McIntire, Will Geer, Jay C. Flippen. Based on a story by Stuart N. Lake. Originally released as a motion picture in 1950. Includes interview with James Stewart and original theatrical trailer. Preservation note: Original VHS videotape reformatted to DVD for the University of Iowa Libraries by MediaPreserve in 2019. IaU Originally released in VHS format by Universal Studios in 2003.
Summary:
An engaging frontiersman attempts to track down his father's murderer and the whereabouts of his one-of-a-kind rifle, the Winchester '73, as it passes among a rogue's gallery of owners including a crazed highwayman, an immoral gunrunner, a young Indian chief, and Stewart's own murderous brother.
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