I am so amazed by this Lew Landers's film, so terrific from such a prolific grade B director. I am still astonished. It looks like an Edward L Cahn from the thirties, his best period. It's a posse western, with a solid and riveting body count, solid characterization and solid story. Yes, I can't realize that Lew Landers made this, for RKO pictures. It is painful to realize that so many lost films from this era still remain in vaults, somewhere in warehouses, in a remote suburb...Movie passion saves so many surprises, and this one is the best example. I won't say it looks like a John Ford's movie but not so far from THE LOST PATROL, which was not exactly a western but not far either.
Review of Bad Lands
