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- 80Los Angeles TimesMichael WilmingtonLos Angeles TimesMichael WilmingtonNotable for its on-screen vigor and two off-screen bits of drama: star John Wayne's recovery from lung cancer and supporting player Dennis Hopper's reunion with Hathaway after their legendary 78-take standoff in the 1958 From Hell to Texas. [23 Jul 1989, p.2]
- 80The Observer (UK)The Observer (UK)Superior western starring John Wayne (just out of hospital and boasting that he had beaten 'the Big C') as an honest gunslinger rallying his wayward brothers (Dean Martin, Earl Holliman, Michael Anderson) to regain the family ranch from a crooked land baron and avenge their mother's death. [30 Jul 2000, p.10]
- 80The TelegraphThe TelegraphThere's gambling, shootouts, shady characters and a bombastic score - what more could you ask for? [02 Mar 2016]
- A good, tough, unpretentious and gory little Western with a professional stamp and a laconic bite.
- 70Village VoiceAndrew SarrisVillage VoiceAndrew SarrisThe spectacle of people in Hollywood trying to do something different in a western at this late date is curiously reassuring. [09 Sep 1965, p.15]
- Following surgery Wayne wanted to prove he was still physically fit, and his role here certainly goes to great lengths to show it. Wayne rides, shoots, and fights as though the worst that had happened to him was a touch of the flu.
- 60Wayne delivers one of his customary rugged portrayals, a little old, perhaps, to have such a young brother as Anderson but not so old that he lacks the attributes of a gunman. Martin, who plays his part with a little more humor than the others, is equally effective in a hardboiled characterization.