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* WhipItGood: Jessica uses her riding whip to maintain discipline among her men, using it on any who displease her.

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* WhipItGood: WhipOfDominance: Ruthless CattleBaron Jessica uses her riding whip to maintain discipline among her men, using it on any who displease her.her. She is even shown hitting her brother with it when he's being a dumbass.
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''Forty Guns'' is a 1957 gothic western film written and directed by Creator/SamuelFuller, filmed in black-and-white [=CinemaScope=] and released by the Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox studio. The film stars Creator/BarbaraStanwyck, Creator/BarrySullivan, and Creator/GeneBarry.

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''Forty Guns'' is a 1957 gothic western {{Western}} film written and directed by Creator/SamuelFuller, filmed in black-and-white [=CinemaScope=] and released by the Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox studio. The film stars Creator/BarbaraStanwyck, Creator/BarrySullivan, and Creator/GeneBarry.

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''Forty Guns'' is a 1957 gothic western film written and directed by Creator/SamuelFuller, filmed in black-and-white [=CinemaScope=] and released by the Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox studio. The film stars Creator/BarbaraStanwyck, Creator/BarrySullivan and Gene Barry.

The three Bonnell brothers are federal marshals. They arrive in Tombstone, Arizona, looking for an outlaw who has robbed the mail. They soon have to confront Jessica Drummond, an hard-edged female rancher who makes the law around town with her forty hired guns at her side. She agrees to deliver the outlaw, one of the forty guns, to Griff Bonnell but Brockie, Jessica's young brother, wants to declare war to the Bonnells.

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''Forty Guns'' is a 1957 gothic western film written and directed by Creator/SamuelFuller, filmed in black-and-white [=CinemaScope=] and released by the Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox studio. The film stars Creator/BarbaraStanwyck, Creator/BarrySullivan Creator/BarrySullivan, and Gene Barry.

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The three Bonnell brothers are federal marshals. They arrive in Tombstone, Arizona, looking for an outlaw who has robbed the mail. They soon have to confront Jessica Drummond, an Drummond (Stanwyck), a hard-edged female rancher who makes the law around town with her forty hired guns at her side. She agrees to deliver the outlaw, one of the forty guns, to Griff Bonnell (Sullivan), but Brockie, Jessica's young brother, goonish younger brother Brockie wants to declare war to on the Bonnells.
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* HumanShield: In their final showdown, Brockie uses Jessica as a human shield: mockingly telling Griff that he wants to see him shoot through her to get to him. To Brockie's surprise, [[ShootTheHostage Griff does just that]]: wounding Jessica in such a way that Brockie cannot hold her up. This forces him to drop her and leave himself exposed.
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* CoincidentalDodge: Brockie attempts to Murder Griff at Wes's wedding. However, at the moment Brockie fires, Griff bends forward to kiss the bride. Brockie's shot goes over and [[MurderByMistake kills Wes]].

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* CoincidentalDodge: Brockie attempts to Murder murder Griff at Wes's wedding. However, at the moment Brockie fires, Griff bends forward to kiss the bride. Brockie's shot goes over and [[MurderByMistake kills Wes]].
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* CoincidentalDodge: Brockie attempts to Murder Griff at Wes's wedding. However, at the moment Brockie fires, Griff bends forward to kiss the bride. Brockie's shot goes over and [[MurderByMistake kills Wes]].
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* WhatADrag: During the tornado, Jessica falls from her WhiteStallion. Her foot get caught in the stirrup and is dragged for a considerable distance along the ground. (Notably, Stanwyck did this stunt herself after her stunt double said it was too dangerous.)

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* WhatADrag: During the tornado, Jessica falls from her WhiteStallion. Her foot get gets caught in the stirrup and she is dragged for a considerable distance along the ground. (Notably, Stanwyck did this stunt herself after her stunt double said it was too dangerous.)
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* BlastingItOutOfTheirHands: During the final showdown, Giff shoots Brockie's pistol at of his hand. [[spoiler:He then proceeds to gun down the unarmed Brockie]].

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* BlastingItOutOfTheirHands: During the final showdown, Giff Griff shoots Brockie's pistol at out of his hand. [[spoiler:He then proceeds to gun down the unarmed Brockie]].

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