Gun Glory (1957)

A gunslinger (Stewart Granger) who abandoned his wife and son (the pretty but untalented Steve Rowland, the director's son) returns home after many years to find his wife is dead and his son resentful toward him. The peaceful town isn't happy with his return either but when a bully of a cattleman (James Gregory) threatens to drive his cattle through town, they have second thoughts. Based on the novel MAN OF THE WEST (whose title was used the following year for a Gary Cooper western) by Philip Yordan and directed by Roy Rowland (5,000 FINGERS OF DR. T). This is a middling western with enough action to keep one's attention. The ultra British Granger might not be your idea of a cowboy but he manages not to embarrass himself. There's not much you can say about a western like this. It's not memorable but it's passable entertainment. With Rhonda Fleming as the red-haired beauty who works as Granger's housekeeper causing the town gossips to wag their tongues. Burl Ives sings the movie's title song. With Chill Wills (particularly restrained as the town's preacher), Jacques Aubuchon and Arch Johnson.