《温彻斯特，73年》是50年代由詹姆士·斯图尔特与安东尼·曼合作颇负盛名的5部西部片中最棒的一部（其余4部依次是《蜿蜒的河》（Bend of the River）、《来自莱若迈的男人》（The Man From Laramie）、《赤裸裸的刺激》（The Naked Spur）、《远乡》（The Far Country），被认为是刺激西部片票房回升的主要功臣。该片还开了一道历史的先河：由该片起，明星们不再靠领取薪水（尽管高得让人咋舌）过活，而趋于影片票房利润分成。这招儿让詹姆士·斯图尔特挣了大钱，也永远地改变了好莱坞的交易方式。 影片本身也令人印象深刻。安东尼·曼手法尖锐而富于心理剖析，刻画了一位陷入扑朔迷离中的强悍男人。牛仔林·麦克达姆（詹姆士·斯图尔特饰）为找回一支宝贵的温彻斯特1873年造连发步枪，一路追踪，由此开始了一连串的历险。最后一幕极其壮观：悬崖绝壁间，两人拔枪对射，壮阔山色也每每令人流连不已。《温彻斯特，73年》使詹姆士·斯图尔特名列十大票房榜，而此前电影公司竟怀疑他的表演才能。就像真正的1873年造温彻斯特步枪，《温彻斯特，73年》也是“千年之唯一”。

作为“摩托公路片”始祖、第一部反映美国非法机车团伙的电影，片中唯一能与马龙·白兰度的魅力分庭抗礼的，不是美艳女郎，而是“当代最传奇的机械发明”--摩托机车。在这部电影中，后世观众能逐一检阅当时在美国能见到的几乎所有的机车：诺顿(Norton)、BSA、凯旋(Triumph)、哈雷(Harley Davidson)、雷鸟(Thunderbird)……俨然当时机车的一场全家福。白兰度作为万众瞩目的焦点所在，他的坐骑自然也是机车中的上上之选：是凯旋6T、雷鸟650，其中凯旋6T用了3部。白兰度为何没选用声名显赫的哈雷机车？其中另有隐情。《飞车党》是以真人真事为蓝本，当时一支着名的美军航空兵大队被解散后，失业的飞行员跨上军用哈雷摩托，进城造反：“我们曾经是英雄，但如今谁也不需要我们了。”《时代》周刊登出一幅大照片：一名酩酊大醉的青年骑在哈雷摩托上，周围是大堆空酒瓶。嗅觉敏锐的好莱坞因此筹拍《飞车党》，但哈雷车厂认为影片题材不良，为避免影响销售量拒绝借出机车。他们万没料到电影上映后横扫全球，白白错失了千载难逢的宣传良机。最终马龙·白兰度驾乘的是英国凯旋机车，仍可称作好马配好鞍。凯旋机车“散发出一种难以捉摸的欧洲神秘气质”，与白兰度的冷峻气质相得益彰。机车纯金属的坚硬质地、大排量大油门所带来的轰响，都让人血脉喷张。白兰度在机车上虎踞龙盘，或者只是慵懒地倚在车旁，都会散发出人车合一浑然一体的不羁气息。而凯旋机车的优异性能，极高的操控性，也令白兰度脚踩风火轮一样如虎添翼。尤其当驾驶它转弯或回旋时，由于重心设计精良，可以放心大胆将车身打斜，甚至低到膝盖触地的程度，仍不至于翻覆。因此电影里驾驭“钢铁猛兽”的白兰度身手矫健，酷劲十足，一代巨星的架势借此显山露水，引发群起效仿。

本片讲述来自纽约下层的少年“恶棍”William Bonney在西部闯荡的故事。这也是第一次把这个被称作“Billy the Kid”传奇的古怪青年暴徒的故事搬上大银幕。

It still doesn't cease to amaze me how some Silent Movies, dramas or comedies, catch my attention so much, getting me so immersed in the plot, thus making me forget I'm watching a silent, an antique, a piece of history, enjoying the movie as I'd do with any "talking" movie.
In this case, the images are so real (it was filmed on location) and so hauntingly beautiful, that make many later Hollywood films from the 1940's or 1950's, which depict "South Seas Life" look unreal, fake, notwithstanding their possible entertainment value.
There's so much truth in this morality photo-play about a white man, identified as a "derelict" of the South Seas, previously a doctor, who finds "Paradise on Earth" (peace, love & happiness), on a certain island of the Polynesia. Monte Blue is great as this "white man".
Most of the featured players of the film, one realizes, are real natives from the islands, and this adds so much truth to the storyline. Beautiful actress Raquel Torres, does not seem (IMHO) out of place at all as Monte Blue's native love interest. And Robert Anderson is a very nasty villain.
There are some awesome underwater sequences, featuring octopuses, sharks, pearl-diving and others featuring palm-climbing, dancing, etc. Notice the different tinting (reddish, blue, sepia ...) of the sequences of the film; only at the beginning and on the end, plain black and white is used.
Great Sound score for this late "silent film", the first used for a MGM film and the first time Leo-the-Lion roared! The original South-Sea Islands Film. Excellent.

A group of youngsters grow up and love in a peaceful French village. But war intrudes and peace is shattered. The German army invades and occupies village, bringing both destruction and torture. The young people of the village resist, some successfully, others tragically, until French troops retake the town.

　　Buchanan来到Agry镇卷入了一场谋杀案，而最终“好人”安全离开，“坏人”因贪婪而死的故事

前水牛猎人和企业家怀亚特·厄普 (Wyatt Earp) 来到堪萨斯州威奇托这个无法无天的牧牛镇。他作为神枪手的技能使他成为执法官的完美人选，但他拒绝这份工作，直到他觉得自己在道德上有责任为这座狂野的城镇带来法律和秩序。

Wharf-master Buck Elliot is the leader of a band of murderous crooks. The gang shoots down a policeman in a wharf side scuffle, and Detective Donovan swears revenge on the murderer.