Gun Brothers (1956)
Directed by Sidney Salkow
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Gun Brothers is a rehash of the "Cain and Abel" motif that has been popular amongst screenwriters since time immemorial. Buster Crabbe and Neville Brand star as brothers Chad and Jubal. While Chad remains on the straight-and-narrow and becomes a rancher, Jubal opts for the life of an outlaw. The siblings manage to keep peace in the family until a jealous Indian maiden (Lita Milan) tells Jubal that Chad has turned stool pigeon. Only a cathartic last-reel burst of violence convinces Jubal that his brother hasn't betrayed him to the authorities--but by then, of course, it is too late. Ann Robinson, leading lady of such early-1950s esoterica as War of the Worlds and Dragnet, costars as a saloon singer.
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bad-guy, bad-guy-turns-good, bonding [relationship], brother, cattle, cavalry, conflict, cowboy, death, gangster, going-straight, good-guy, group, home, lawlessness, leader, life, one-against-odds, outlaw [Western], plans, ranch, redemption, return, robbery, rustler, sheriff, stagecoach
