I thought this film was so well done. This is a tale of young man growing up trying to make sense of it all. After his uncle is killed by a mover and shaker named Matt Daggett in town, Young Billy (played amazingly by Chuck Courtney) gets shot by his uncle which was meant for Daggett! Daggett and his wife take Billy in, and nurse him back to health. After realizing he doesn't have anywhere to go, Mrs. Daggett wants to keep him, while Mr. Daggett wants to get rid of him. He shleps him off to a close friend of his named Grant. Luckily, Grant has a horse that Billy immediately takes a shine to! He then immediately starts to train the horse for The Big Race. Problem is, Daggett doesn't want the horse to win...
There's lots of twists and turns in this one, all of it is quite engaging and fun. Donald Woods, who plays Daggett, is quite great in this as his character become a real asshole. There are some bits of spousal abuse in this, which is quite surprising for a film of this type, but it really adds to the character of course. Chuck Courtney is the lead here, and he's just great. Reminds me of an older Brandon DeWilde (after Shane).
Print is somewhat contrasty in some places but all in all, quite in great shape. Don't miss this one!
There's lots of twists and turns in this one, all of it is quite engaging and fun. Donald Woods, who plays Daggett, is quite great in this as his character become a real asshole. There are some bits of spousal abuse in this, which is quite surprising for a film of this type, but it really adds to the character of course. Chuck Courtney is the lead here, and he's just great. Reminds me of an older Brandon DeWilde (after Shane).
Print is somewhat contrasty in some places but all in all, quite in great shape. Don't miss this one!