“…in ‘The Gunfighter’ (1950), starring actor Gregory Peck, a young, reckless cowboy named ‘Eddie’ deliberately provokes an argument with notorious gunfighter ‘Jimmy Ringo’, who is widely known as the fastest draw in the West, making him the perpetual target of every young gunslinger eager to become famous as ‘the man who shot Ringo’.
“When Eddie draws his pistol, Ringo has no choice but to kill him. Eddie's three brothers seek revenge and pursue Ringo as he leaves town.
“Ringo ambushes and disarms them, then drives off their horses. He tells them to walk back to town; instead, they obtain fresh horses from a nearby stable and resume their pursuit…”
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