Never forget that George Marchal was a very prolific director, as Richard Thorpe, Joe Kane, George Sherman, but him, Marchal, was not specialized in westerns. No, not at all, more, however in comedies. But his rare westerns: WHEN THE DALTON RODE, GUNS FOR FORT PETTICOAT, THE SAVAGE, PILLARS OF THE SKY, DESTRY, THE SHEEPMAN, were pretty good, if not great. Not comedy oriented, or a little, not Burt Kennedy's sixties ones. Only solid westerns, though not at the scale of John Sturges, Delmer Daves or John Ford. So this very one, produced by Universal Studios, is a worth watching Jeff Chandler's vehicle, Chandler at his peak, shining, powerful, with a solid script.
Review of Pillars of the Sky
