Hour of the Gun (1967)

Plot:  After the Clanton's kill his brother, Wyatt Earp  and his friend Doc Holliday  chase the killers.
Director:  John Sturges
Stars:  James Garner, Jason Robards, Robert Ryan.

Hour of the Gun is another in a long series of movies about the Clantons, Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday.  I've never understood everyone's fascination with the story but John Sturges'  shares it, since this is his second movie on the subject,  the first being the 1955 Gunfight at the OK Corral.  This one starts with the famous Gunfight at the OK Corral (the usual ending) and then follows Earp (Garner) and Holliday (Robards) as they try to bring Ike Clayton (Ryan) to justice.

The whole thing is workmanlike but forgettable.  It tries to stick more closely to the facts (the movie starts with the words "This is how it really happened") and tries to be grim and "realistic" but that doesn't it make it more interesting or exciting.  Acting-wise Garner is way too repressed and stoic, while Robards overacts shamelessly. Ryan plays his usual standard villain.  Like Gunfight at the OK Corral we get a cycle of talk-talk followed by violence, then rinse and repeat. Probably the best thing is the beautiful Mexican location shots by Lucien Ballard.

Summary: Its not that good, its not that bad. If you like Wyatt Earp-Doc Holliday Westerns you should give this one a try.