History Film / BlackPatch

* BadassBaritone: Leo Gordon as Hank Danner has a deep, growly voice.

A New Mexico Town Marshal, Clay Morgan, known as 'Black Patch' since he had lost an eye in the Civil War, takes his job seriously, especially after an old friend, Hank Danner, arrives in town with his wife, Helen, who formerly loved Morgan. Danner is suspected of a bank robbery and Morgan has to arrest him. Crooked saloon-owner, "Frenchy' De Vere, sees a chance to get the bank loot, and he helps Danner escape and then kills him. Morgan is accused of the killing but nothing is proved and the bank money remains missing. Carl, a young man who Danner had helped, goes to Helen, who also thinks Morgan killed her husband, and gets Danner's gun and starts practicing with it until he becomes the fastest-gun in town, with one possible exception... Morgan, the man he intends to kill.

* FiringInTheAirALot: Flytrap and Holman do this when the stagger out of the saloon drunk. Marshal Clay Morgan comes up behind them and makes them drop their guns before they can draw on each other. Flytrap tries to use this as excuse to push the marshal into a duel, but Clay just arrests them for being drunk and disorderly and makes them spend the night in the cells

* QuickDraw: Carl trains himself to be one so he can confront Clay. The [[MeekTownsman townsfolk]] think he's crazy, until he draws and empties his Colt Frontier (by fanning the hammer) fater than the Colonel, who already had his gun in his hand and was attempting to demonstrate how much faster the new double-action revolvers he is selling are.

* TwoShotsFromBehindTheBar: After Hank punches the barfly who was tormenting Carl, the bartender starts to pull a double barrelled shotgun from under the bar. However, before he can raise it, Hank has drawn his pistol and is pointing it in the barkeep's face.

* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: Frenchy De Vere demonstrates that he has [[ItWorksBetterWithBullets neutralized the shells in the gun]] by pointing it at his henchman Holman and pulling the trigger twice. When nothing happens, he starts laughing his head off. Holman laughs at first, out of nerves, but then sobers up and yells at him that its not funny.

* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: Frenchy De Vere demonstrates that he has [[ItWorksBetterWithBullets neutralized the shells in the gun]] by pointing it at his henchman Holmon and pulling the trigger twice. When nothing happens, he starts laughing his head off. Holman laughs at first, out of nerves, but then sobers up and yells at him that its not funny.

* LazyMexican: Pedoline is a Mexican that Marshal Clay Morgan pays to clean the marshal's office, but who spends most of his time sleeping in one of the cells.

* TaeKwonDoor: When Hank attempts to lock Clay's own cell.Clay shoves the steel barred door back in Hank's face before in can shut it.

* WickedCultured: Frenchy De Vere owns the saloon, and is implied to be the closest thing to a crime boss the town has. He dresses in fine European fashions, enjoys gourmet food and champagne, and plays the spinet extremely well. He is complete contrast to his boorish and brutish enforcer Holman.

* InexperiencedKiller: YoungGun Carl is determined to avenge Hank by killing Marshal Clay Morgan. However, while he is extremely skill with a gun, he has never shot a man before.

* AWomanScorned: Frenchy decides that his mistress Kitty is getting too smart for her own good, and [[WouldHitAGirl beats her up]] before throwing her out. What he forgets is that she knows every part of his plan and she goes directly to Helen Danner--the widow of the man he had murdered--and spills the beans.

* ItWorksBetterWithBullets: Frenchy doctors the shells in the gun he provides Hank by dunking them in champagne to ruin the powder. This guarantees Hank will get shot killed while trying to escape.

* TwoShotsFromBehindTheBar: After Hank punches the barfly who was tormenting Carl, the bartender starts to pull a double barrelled shotgun from under the bar. However, before ge can raise it, Hank has drawn his pistol and is pointing it in the barkeep's face.

* ThePersonWithTheClothing: Clay Morgan's nickname 'Black Patch' comes from the black EyepatchOfPower he wears.