Anne Baxter recreates her dance hall queen image in this film as she did in the 1955 picture "One Desire." The latter was far better than this. Ironically, in that one, her love interest was Clint Saunders.(Rock Hudson)In this one, she is Mrs. Saunders, married to Charlton Heston.
It must have been great for Baxter and Heston to reunite after "The Ten Commandments." While this picture is a good one, it's obviously not in the same league as the DeMille masterpiece. Viewers must have certainly gone away disappointed with what they saw.
The film again shows the endearing qualities of family relationships, anger and ultimate forgiveness, even when it's too late. Greed is the ultimate cause for much of the story here.
Look for Jamie Farr in an almost speechless role as well as Ernest Wade, the maid, who was Sapphire in "Amos and Andy."
Bruce Bennett is hopelessly miscast as the land representative sent to Texas after the Civil War. Along with his cohort, Forrest Tucker, they look to take advantage of the devastated south. In real life, Bennett had the last laugh dying at over 100 years of age a short time ago.
There is a good performance by Tom Tryon as Heston's brother Cinch. Too bad we didn't see more of Tryon in films. Tryon exudes bitterness, and with his caustic personality, brings a fresh image to the film. Embittered by being one-armed, he turns to Bennett and Tucker when he is thrown out by brother Heston.
It must have been great for Baxter and Heston to reunite after "The Ten Commandments." While this picture is a good one, it's obviously not in the same league as the DeMille masterpiece. Viewers must have certainly gone away disappointed with what they saw.
The film again shows the endearing qualities of family relationships, anger and ultimate forgiveness, even when it's too late. Greed is the ultimate cause for much of the story here.
Look for Jamie Farr in an almost speechless role as well as Ernest Wade, the maid, who was Sapphire in "Amos and Andy."
Bruce Bennett is hopelessly miscast as the land representative sent to Texas after the Civil War. Along with his cohort, Forrest Tucker, they look to take advantage of the devastated south. In real life, Bennett had the last laugh dying at over 100 years of age a short time ago.
There is a good performance by Tom Tryon as Heston's brother Cinch. Too bad we didn't see more of Tryon in films. Tryon exudes bitterness, and with his caustic personality, brings a fresh image to the film. Embittered by being one-armed, he turns to Bennett and Tucker when he is thrown out by brother Heston.