Credited as Anthony Curtis, though he was really born Bernard Schwartz, Tony makes an early appearance in one of James Stewart and director Anthony Mann’s five Westerns.

Alongside other film newbie Rock Hudson, whom he became firm friends with, Curtis appears as Doan, a young man who discovers Stewart’s all-important rifle. As Westerns go, it’s a vital, spectacular triumph, and hints at great things to come for Curtis.

Tony Trivia: In Curtis’ first film Criss Cross, shot just a year before Winchester ’73, he was credited as James Curtis. We prefer Tony.