‘Gunfighters’: A Test of Loyalty and Survival in the Old West

Randolph Scott plays a gunslinger who has a hard time leaving his violent past.

Brazos Kane (Randolph Scott), tries to leave his troubled past behind, in “Gunfighters.” (Columbia Pictures).

NR | 1h 27m | Western | 1947

While browsing through the illustrious films of Hollywood legend Randolph Scott, one title immediately piqued my curiosity: “Gunfighters” (1947). I recently reviewed “The Gunfighter” (1950), which stars Gregory Peck as the iconic gunslinger Jimmy Ringo, and I wondered how the two might compare.