The Gunfighter

The Gunfighter
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHenry King
Screenplay byWilliam Bowers
William Sellers
Produced byNunnally Johnson
StarringGregory Peck
Helen Westcott
Millard Mitchell
Jean Parker
Karl Malden
CinematographyArthur C. Miller
Edited byBarbara McLean
Music byAlfred Newman
Color processBlack and white
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • June 23, 1950 (1950-06-23)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,950,000 (US rentals)[1][2]

The Gunfighter is a 1950 American Western film directed by Henry King and starring Gregory Peck, Helen Westcott, Millard Mitchell and Karl Malden. It was written by screenwriters William Bowers and William Sellers, with an uncredited rewrite by writer and producer Nunnally Johnson, from a story by Bowers, Roger Corman, and screenwriter and director Andre de Toth. The film was the second of King's six collaborations with Peck.

It was nominated for Best Motion Picture Story for William Bowers and Andre de Toth during the 23rd Academy Awards.