Hour of the Gun (1967)
A different take on the most famous shootout in the history of the Old West, the gunfight at the O.K. Corral . While most films depict the events leading up to the event, Hour of the Gun opens with the gunfight and focusses on the (bloody) aftermath of it. On October 26, 1881, at 3 p.m., Sheriff Virgil Earp has an appointment with rancher Ike Clanton, who does not recognize the sheriff's authority. Clanton only counted on Sheriff Virgil Earp and his younger brother and deputy Morgan, but at the last moment Virgil has also sworn in his older brother Wyatt and his friend Doc Holliday. The Clantons and their friends have no chance against this quartet of skilled and experienced gunmen: Three of them are killed, several others (including Ike Clanton) flee. Clanton takes the Earps and Holliday to court, but they are acquitted. He then hires professional killers to deal with his opponents. There are assassinations on Morgan and Virgil Earp, but Wyatt is less easy to outwit. Sturges had...
