I consider it as a typical Republic western production.
In fact, it is a western without being a western. It takes place in Minnesota, not really the same location as Arizona, Texas or New Mexico, or even Oregon...
There is much costumes, indoors, talk; so, it's more a melodrama than a western as we used to see elsewhere. I saw many Republic movies such this one before. See for instance Allan Dwan's "Belle Le Grand", or Jo Kane's Flame of the Barbary Coast or his other movies in the late 40's...
No many gunfights, dust, Indians or cavalry.
But not all Republic westerns were like that. Only a dozen at most. As far as I know...
You'll note that the music score remembers "Love Me Tender"'s one.
Rod Cameron and Jim Davis are as good as ever.
In fact, it is a western without being a western. It takes place in Minnesota, not really the same location as Arizona, Texas or New Mexico, or even Oregon...
There is much costumes, indoors, talk; so, it's more a melodrama than a western as we used to see elsewhere. I saw many Republic movies such this one before. See for instance Allan Dwan's "Belle Le Grand", or Jo Kane's Flame of the Barbary Coast or his other movies in the late 40's...
No many gunfights, dust, Indians or cavalry.
But not all Republic westerns were like that. Only a dozen at most. As far as I know...
You'll note that the music score remembers "Love Me Tender"'s one.
Rod Cameron and Jim Davis are as good as ever.
