John Sturges work behind the camera is solid, and the beauty of this film in front of the camera shows it. Robert Taylor is only three years older than Richard Widmark, though he appears much older. Even though the rest of the cast features De Forest Kelly, the focus here is almost entirely on the 2 big stars.
The love interest in Patricia Owens, is not just forgettable, but her role is really a minor one here. She is there as Taylor's love interest, but becomes more of a prop than anything in this movie. Owens is engaged to Taylor but is more of hindrance than help for most of the film, questioning him from the beginning. Then finding out to her dismay the whole movie who she is really trying to hitch too.
Widmark wants money hidden by Taylor after one of their heists. They were gang members together, as well as soldiers in the Civil War. They meet in the beginning of the film when Taylor saves Widmark from the noose to return a favor.
While their characters are filled out, most of the others are just there going along most of the movie. Think the script could have been better but it is an average film in an era where Westerns were being cranked out on an assembly line in films and on TV.
The love interest in Patricia Owens, is not just forgettable, but her role is really a minor one here. She is there as Taylor's love interest, but becomes more of a prop than anything in this movie. Owens is engaged to Taylor but is more of hindrance than help for most of the film, questioning him from the beginning. Then finding out to her dismay the whole movie who she is really trying to hitch too.
Widmark wants money hidden by Taylor after one of their heists. They were gang members together, as well as soldiers in the Civil War. They meet in the beginning of the film when Taylor saves Widmark from the noose to return a favor.
While their characters are filled out, most of the others are just there going along most of the movie. Think the script could have been better but it is an average film in an era where Westerns were being cranked out on an assembly line in films and on TV.