Forty Guns
Forty Guns
An authoritarian rancher, Barbara Stanwyck, rules an Arizona county with her private posse of forty hired guns. After a new marshal arrives to set things straight, the powerful landowner finds herself falling for the avowedly non-violent lawman. Both have itchy-fingered brothers, a female gun maker enters the picture, and things go desperately wrong.
Mister Arn reviewedFebruary 17, 2025
"Forty Guns" opens with magnificent widescreen visuals that promise an epic Western tale. However, as the narrative progresses, it seems to lose its early momentum, particularly during a courting scene that stretches believability—our hero downs a succession of stiff drinks and, almost inexplicably, love blooms. While the film remains an entertaining piece of the Western genre, its treatment of relationships—especially the notion that a formidable woman's desires can be distilled to being 'tamed