“The Gauntlet” (1977) – “Never saw a cop feeling sorry for himself before. Mind if I watch.” – Augustina Mally (Sandra Locke) Sandwiched between Dirty Harry’s third and fourth movies, Eastwood plays Ben Shockley, an invisible Phoenix Police officer in “The Gauntlet”. Despite several years on the force, Ben hasn’t broken a big case yet, and he longs for a wife and kids. Unfortunately, he’s been married to alcoholism for far too long. On a beautiful Downtown Phoenix morning, his commanding officer (William Prince) hands him a routine assignment to…
Movie of the Week: ‘The Gauntlet’
