Make a Western with the iconic Randolph Scott, throw in some veteran cowboys like Gabby Hayes, Steve Brodie, Robert Ryan, Tom Tyler, Tom Keene and sprinkle in the likes of Jason Robards,Sr., Robert Armstrong and Anne Jeffreys, and how can you go wrong?
Well, it ain't easy, but the bunch responsible for this dull affair did it. Apparently they bit off more than they could chew as far as the plot is concerned - there is some love interest, a little comic relief, some character study, loads of superfluous dialogue and many sidetrack plots. But the whole rationale for producing a western is the intrinsic action, which has been almost completely forgotten in this all-star potboiler. There is a good fistfight and a stagey-looking shootout towards the end but it takes too long to get there.
Not really worth a look, but it's interesting to reflect on what could have been.
Well, it ain't easy, but the bunch responsible for this dull affair did it. Apparently they bit off more than they could chew as far as the plot is concerned - there is some love interest, a little comic relief, some character study, loads of superfluous dialogue and many sidetrack plots. But the whole rationale for producing a western is the intrinsic action, which has been almost completely forgotten in this all-star potboiler. There is a good fistfight and a stagey-looking shootout towards the end but it takes too long to get there.
Not really worth a look, but it's interesting to reflect on what could have been.