Review of The Left Handed Gun (1958) by Jens T — 26 Dec 2010
I had recently finished reading James Best's autobiography & he donates a chapter to Paul Newman & the great respect that he had working w/ him on The Left Handed Gun. I was sorta mixed on this one to start because I thought Newman was playing Billy the Kid dim especially since he didn't have much dialogue.
He's able to get some fire under it & is much better even though the silent dramatics are better suited for the likes of Cool Hand Luke. The melodrama gives this an older western feel that I wasn't too fond of but it grows on you & when you get the addition of John Dehner as Pat Garrett it greatly improves.
Always good to see James Best movies especially since Im more familiar w/ his storied career.
This review of The Left Handed Gun (1958) was written by Jens T on 26 Dec 2010.
The Left Handed Gun has generally received mixed reviews.
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