The past sins of former gunslinger Lee Hackett (Van Heflin) have come home to roost in his oldest, hellraising son Ed (Tab Hunter), while his youngest son Davy (James Darren) is uncomfortable with a gun belt around his waist. Ed is eager to step out of his father’s tall shadow that tamed the old west, but his reckless nature causes the death of trail hand Paul (Bert Convy), who is the brother of Clee (Kathryn Grant), a half Sioux woman that Davy is in love with. Lee Hackett is disgusted by his son’s relationship, and his belief in strength through a gun is only rivaled by his racism. Lee bribes a man named Jensen Sieverts (Ray Teal) to lie for his son in open court and dispute the testimony of two Indians who saw Ed cause Paul’s death. When Ed’s darker nature takes over and his gun brings even more death, Lee Hackett has to face that he’s raised a cold-blooded killer, and he might be the only one to stop him. A marvelous plot, stunning Cinemascope vistas, and exceptional performances makeup Gunman’s Walk.
