Columbia. Director Anthony Mann; Producer William Goetz; Screenplay Philip Yordan, Frank Burt; Camera Charles Lang; Editor William Lyon; Music George Duning; Art Director Cary Odell
James Stewart
Arthur Kennedy
Donald Crisp
Cathy O'Donnell
Alex Nichol
Aline MacMahon
Basically, the plot concerns the search by James Stewart, army captain on home from leave, for the man guilty of selling repeating rifles to an Apache tribe. The rifles had been used to wipe out a small cavalry patrol to which Stewart's younger brother had been attached so there is a motive of personal vengeance.
Violence gets into the act early and repeats with regularity as Stewart's trail crosses with a number of warped sadistic characters.
Stewart goes about his characterization with an easy assurance. Arthur Kennedy, Donald Crisp and Alex Nicol are firstrate in their delineations of the twisted people on the ranch. Distaff characters are done by Cathy O'Donnell, good as the girl who wants to escape the influence of the ranch, and Aline MacMahon, who gives a socko portrayal of a tough old rancher.
(Color) Widescreen. Available on VHS. Extract of a review from 1955. Running time: 102 MIN.
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