Son of a Gunfighter

Son of a Gunfighter
Directed by	Paul Landres
Written by	Clarke Reynolds
Produced by	Lester Welch
Starring	Russ Tamblyn Kieron Moore
Cinematography	Manuel Berenguer
Music by	Robert Mellin
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates	1965 (1965)(Spanish) May 1966 (1966-05)(United States)
Running time	91 minutes
Countries	Spain United States
Language	English

Son of a Gunfighter (Spanish: El Hijo del Pistolero) is a 1965 Spanish-American Western film directed by Paul Landres. ^[1] It was the last MGM film to be shot in CinemaScope. ^{[2] [3]}

Russ Tamblyn was cast as "Son of a Gunfighter" in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained as a homage to this film. ^[4]

Plot

Along the Mexican–American border, outlaws rob a bank then attack a stagecoach and find themselves defeated with the help of an ace gunman who seems to be looking for the group leader. After being injured in a shoot-out with bandidos, the young man continues his quest, aided by the Mexican rancher the bandits were trying to rob.

Cast

• Russ Tamblyn as Johnny Ketchum
• Kieron Moore as Deputy Mace Fenton
• James Philbrook as James 'Ace' Ketchum
• Fernando Rey as Don Pedro Fortuna
• María Granada as Pilar Fortuna, Don Pedro's Daughter
• Aldo Sambrell as Juan Morales, Bandit Chief
• Antonio Casas as Pecos, Ace's Lieutenant
• Barta Barri as Esteban, Don Pedro's Major Domo
• Ralph Browne as Sheriff Litton

See also

• List of American films of 1965

References

1. "Son of a Gunfighter". Spaghetti-western.net.
2. SON OF A GUNFIGHTER, Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 32, Iss. 372, (January 1, 1965): p. 138
3. Vagg, Stephen (January 12, 2026). "Not Quite Movie Stars: Russ Tamblyn". Filmink. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
4. Whisky bet won role in hit movie [Edition 4] Carson, Alan. Daily Record, 1 February 2013, p. 3

External links

• Son of a Gunfighter at IMDb