Surprisingly Rich Characters and Oddities Elevate this Hard-Edged Western with Joel McCrea as the Steady, Unwavering Fulcrum to Violent Outbursts and Interesting Interludes.
Marc Stevens is Against Type as the Villain "Velvet" who is a Closet Concert Pianist Wannabe.
His Frustrations are Ever-Present as He Robs and Kills Anything and Anyone in His Path.
Strange Things Happen.
Like a Meeting with a Pig-Tailed Teenager that can't Resist a Male "Stranger". Velvet Playing the Piano because He Can't Help Himself. Shot-Gun Violence with Both-Barrels
A Horse is Shot Down and another Horse is Blown to Pieces with Dynamite.
An Interrupted Wedding. A Rowdy Bunch that Demolishes the Bosses Home while Chugging Bottles of Whiskey because They didn't Get Paid.
Collecting Taxes. A Train Robbery, a Stage-Coach Robbery, a Bank-Robbery and that's Not All.
Overall the Oddities are Packed-In the 80 Min Script and the Personalities of the Characters are all a Bit Different for a Western of the Period.
Marc Stevens is Against Type as the Villain "Velvet" who is a Closet Concert Pianist Wannabe.
His Frustrations are Ever-Present as He Robs and Kills Anything and Anyone in His Path.
Strange Things Happen.
Like a Meeting with a Pig-Tailed Teenager that can't Resist a Male "Stranger". Velvet Playing the Piano because He Can't Help Himself. Shot-Gun Violence with Both-Barrels
A Horse is Shot Down and another Horse is Blown to Pieces with Dynamite.
An Interrupted Wedding. A Rowdy Bunch that Demolishes the Bosses Home while Chugging Bottles of Whiskey because They didn't Get Paid.
Collecting Taxes. A Train Robbery, a Stage-Coach Robbery, a Bank-Robbery and that's Not All.
Overall the Oddities are Packed-In the 80 Min Script and the Personalities of the Characters are all a Bit Different for a Western of the Period.