Gunslinger is a 1956 American Western film directed by Roger Corman and starring John Ireland, Beverly Garland and Allison Hayes.

Eventually, Gunslinger was released to mixed reviews, and, in 1993, was featured in a fifth-season episode of the film-mocking comedy television series Mystery Science Theater 3000.

In the saloon, Mayor Polk tells Erica that she has overextended herself by buying property along a proposed railroad track, but she dismisses his warnings.

At a pivotal battle, Polk had panicked and fled, leaving his men, including Cane's four brothers, to be captured or killed.

Griffith said: "He took me out to see Three Hours to Kill with Dana Andrews and said to me, 'I want you to do the same picture but with a woman as the sheriff'.

"[4] Corman later said, "I'm weary of prepackaged formulas, and when you try out a new idea, you necessarily think about shooting a hackneyed scene in a funny way without resorting to parody.

[7][8] The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and the film studios had renegotiated for a five-day work week instead of six days, and Corman wished to film a low-budget Western in six days before the new contract took effect, with Gene Corman providing half of the financing.

[9] The film was shot at the Jack Ingram Western Movie Ranch[10] in Topanga, California, but it rained for five days during the shoot.

Because of the quick shooting schedule, the rain forced several exterior scenes to be rewritten in order to be shot indoors.

[12] Corman overcame the audible rainfall in the background by employing the film's score and an assortment of sound effects to cover the noise.

[13] While Corman described the production of Gunslinger as "one of the worst experiences of my life" and Hayes wanted to leave the film during shooting,[9] Garland considered Rose Hood among her favorite roles, noting: I think I was the first woman to play a marshal in a movie Western.

The Hollywood Reporter called it "quite a startling Western" and praised the two lead actresses, saying "Miss Garland and Hayes are good as the feuding ladies from different sides of the tracks.

"[citation needed] Variety wrote that "with such a twist to the conventional Western plot, this Roger Corman production should get its share of playing time attention in the program market.

"[20] In his book Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films, Michael R. Pitts said that it was an "early six day Roger Corman cheapie that is rather appealing.

"[21] Bill Gibron wrote a negative review for DVD Verdict: "Roger Corman was responsible for a lot of smoldering cinematic cowflops over the course of his economically sound career, but Gunslinger has got to be one of the most overripe and ridiculous."

While he stated that "Beverly Garland, who plays our dispassionate Rose, and John Ireland, as the cool and callous Cane Myro, are decent enough", he wrote that "there isn't much to recommend in this movie", saying that "there's too much unresolved intrigue, too many easy answers to rotten questions, to make heads or tails of what is supposed to matter.

"[25] Gunslinger was released on DVD by Optimum Home Entertainment on September 15, 2008 as part of Roger Corman: The Collection, which includes five other Corman films: Five Guns West, The Haunted Palace, The Premature Burial, The Masque of Red Death and Wild Angels.

[22] Actor and writer Kevin Murphy, who provides the voice and puppetry of Tom Servo in the series, spoke disparagingly about the film in the book Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Amazing Colossal Episode Guide: "One of my darkest fears is that I'll one day make my own film, my story, my direction, my own crystalline vision of something so universal, it must needs be shared with the world on the silver screen.

And I make the movie, and it turns out like Gunslinger, or any other Corman film—turgid, insipid, clichéd, confusing, every opportunity for artistic expression intentionally ignored.