Director Edwin L. Marin does a terrific job with FIGHTING MAN OF THE PLAINS.
The only reason I do not award this exceptional Western full marks is that the written prologue and start to the film are a little bit slow. However, the moment Pleasanton Agency Detective George Cummings detains Jim Dancer and they go aboard a raft in vicious river waters, you are on a roller coaster to the end, with Jesse James turning up just in time to assist a fellow criminal in trouble.
Superb cinematography for a B Western, superior cast (starting off with the great James Millican in a tiny part as the detaining agent) and scintillating script, with sharp dialogue full of sizzling one-liners and Scott's deafening silences.
DARNED GOOD! Don't miss it!
The only reason I do not award this exceptional Western full marks is that the written prologue and start to the film are a little bit slow. However, the moment Pleasanton Agency Detective George Cummings detains Jim Dancer and they go aboard a raft in vicious river waters, you are on a roller coaster to the end, with Jesse James turning up just in time to assist a fellow criminal in trouble.
Superb cinematography for a B Western, superior cast (starting off with the great James Millican in a tiny part as the detaining agent) and scintillating script, with sharp dialogue full of sizzling one-liners and Scott's deafening silences.
DARNED GOOD! Don't miss it!