Like many of John Wayne's films in the 1960s, this one had a lot of self-parody--some which worked very well and some which didn't. When the movie first began, I groaned because of the awful and awfully stupid bar fight scene. Why? Well, because in this and a later fight, such supposedly funny things were added such as the sounds of tweeting birds when someone was knocked out and another guy whose hat flew up in the air when he was punched (like a cartoon character). These funny moments were painful--NOT funny. Fortunately, the film only did this a few times and the rather light spirit of the film (aside from these scenes) was enjoyable and welcome.
John Wayne, of all things, plays a romantic lead--or at least as romantic as his tough persona would allow. It seems that he is leaving his gold mine in Alaska to fetch more equipment AND his partner's (Stewart Granger) fiancée. Unfortunately, when he goes to get her, she'a already married. On a lark, he asks a prostitute (Capucine) to return with him for Granger, but naturally his plans go awry.
A cute script, some BAD action scenes and decent acting--while NOT one of Wayne's better films, it's still very satisfying and will no doubt please his fans.
John Wayne, of all things, plays a romantic lead--or at least as romantic as his tough persona would allow. It seems that he is leaving his gold mine in Alaska to fetch more equipment AND his partner's (Stewart Granger) fiancée. Unfortunately, when he goes to get her, she'a already married. On a lark, he asks a prostitute (Capucine) to return with him for Granger, but naturally his plans go awry.
A cute script, some BAD action scenes and decent acting--while NOT one of Wayne's better films, it's still very satisfying and will no doubt please his fans.