After killing his treacherous partner and having his horses stolen, Van Heflin contacts his adoptive son George Hilton, asking him to come to the desert and help mine a rich gold-strike.
However, things are complicated when Heflin realizes that Hilton's sinister partner (Klaus Kinski, dressed like a priest!) has followed him from Denver and is inserting himself in the mix, forcing Heflin to enlist the help of old "pal" (and former Cisco Kid) Gilbert Roland as a way of protecting his interests. The result of this uneasy alliance provides mucho suspense and excitement.
Speaking of Hilton and Kinski's partnership, there's definitely something weird going on between these two that I can't quite put my finger on. (gay?) Even after demonstrating what a detestable person he is, Kinski still seems to have a very strange hold on him!
One particularly enjoyable scene occurs at the burned down mission where a tense Roland (who's great in this) does a short flamenco dance, anticipating a heated gun battle.
I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall during the making of this movie to witness the interaction between the raving madman Klaus Kinski and old Hollywood guys Heflin and Roland!
However, things are complicated when Heflin realizes that Hilton's sinister partner (Klaus Kinski, dressed like a priest!) has followed him from Denver and is inserting himself in the mix, forcing Heflin to enlist the help of old "pal" (and former Cisco Kid) Gilbert Roland as a way of protecting his interests. The result of this uneasy alliance provides mucho suspense and excitement.
Speaking of Hilton and Kinski's partnership, there's definitely something weird going on between these two that I can't quite put my finger on. (gay?) Even after demonstrating what a detestable person he is, Kinski still seems to have a very strange hold on him!
One particularly enjoyable scene occurs at the burned down mission where a tense Roland (who's great in this) does a short flamenco dance, anticipating a heated gun battle.
I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall during the making of this movie to witness the interaction between the raving madman Klaus Kinski and old Hollywood guys Heflin and Roland!