A so-so western from director John Sturges but then even a so-so western if often a lot more entertaining than many a better director's more 'serious' pictures and this one has the added bonus of Richard Widmark at his nasty best. It also features that great character actor Henry Silva as one of Widmark's gang. The star, however, is that plank of wood, Robert Taylor while the leading lady is the nondescript Patricia Owens. It has a reasonably decent plot, some great scenery and a fair amount of action which, in the end, is as much as you might want from any horse opera so while this is no classic by any stretch of the imagination, it is never less than watchable.
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