- Film Review
- Reviewed By Allen Eyles
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4 out of 5
A perfect small-scale western. Randolph Scott plays the very ordinary cowpoke who stumbles into the hands of kidnappers, carefully biding his time to turn the tables and free their captive, the rich man's wife played by Maureen O'Sullivan. The outlaws are finely etched in Burt Kennedy's screenplay (from an Elmore Leonard story) as both ruthless and human, and skilfully portrayed by Henry Silva, Skip Homeier and, especially, Richard Boone as their leader, a lonely, intelligent figure who cannot escape his nature. It is superbly filmed, almost entirely outdoors, by director Budd Boetticher, and the vivid, desolate landscape greatly enhances the drama.
Plot Summary
Western starring Randolph Scott, Richard Boone and Maureen O'Sullivan. The courageous Pat Brennan and newlyweds Doretta and Willard Mims are held hostage at a stagecoach station by bandits, whose ruthless leader, Usher, has no qualms about killing anyone who gets in his way.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Pat Brennan
- Randolph Scott
- Usher
- Richard Boone
- Doretta Mims
- Maureen O'Sullivan
- Ed Rintoon
- Arthur Hunnicutt
- Billy Jack
- Skip Homeier
- Chink
- Henry Silva
- Willard Mims
- John Hubbard
- Tenvoorde
- Robert Burton
Crew
- Director
- Budd Boetticher
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