- Film Review
- Reviewed By Tony Sloman
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4 out of 5
Director Budd Boetticher and executive producer and star Randolph Scott made a short cycle of fine westerns, unequalled in their classic simplicity and underappreciated on their first release. This is one of the best, with a finely tuned Burt Kennedy screenplay that doesn't waste a moment as craggy-featured bounty hunter Scott goes after a young killer (the giggling James Best), ostensibly for the cash reward but really to flush out his brother, the snarling Lee Van Cleef. This is fine western material, with chases upon chases and brilliantly taut, terse dialogue. The use of CinemaScope is exemplary, and watch out for James Coburn's movie debut as a feckless outlaw.
Plot Summary
Western starring Randolph Scott. When bounty hunter Ben Brigade seeks to bring a killer to justice, ostensibly to collect the reward, he meets up with two outlaws who have their own reason for wanting to turn in the wanted man.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Ben Brigade
- Randolph Scott
- Carrie Lane
- Karen Steele
- Sam Boone
- Pernell Roberts
- Billy John
- James Best
- Frank
- Lee Van Cleef
- Wid
- James Coburn
- Charlie
- Dyke Johnson
- Indian chief
- Boyd Stockman
Crew
- Director
- Budd Boetticher
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