Ex-lawman Jim Cole retires to Wyoming to farm his land, but a land-greedy neighbor, an ex-con turned bounty hunter, and a vicious grizzly bear upset his retirement plans.Ex-lawman Jim Cole retires to Wyoming to farm his land, but a land-greedy neighbor, an ex-con turned bounty hunter, and a vicious grizzly bear upset his retirement plans.Ex-lawman Jim Cole retires to Wyoming to farm his land, but a land-greedy neighbor, an ex-con turned bounty hunter, and a vicious grizzly bear upset his retirement plans.
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- TriviaFinal film (as director) of Joseph Pevney.
- GoofsWhen being warned about the Grizzly, "Old Satan", Big Jim responds that "a Winchester .44-40 ought to take care of him." The .44-40 is a large bore pistol cartridge still popular today for which the Winchester Model 1892 lever action rifle was chambered (the same rifle used by the Rifleman), but it is far too light to be reliable against an animal the size of a Grizzly. No hunter would ever voluntarily confront such an animal with a .44-40.
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[Gypsy is waiting outside the General Store. She's bored, and playing with the wooden beams. She sees a man sprawled out on the bench, his feet propped up on one end and his head on the other, his hat pulled over his eyes. He's sound asleep, and snoring loudly. Once in a while he would snort and grunt. Gypsy walks up to him and prods one of his feet. The man, Hank, grunts and wakes up]
Gypsy Cole: Are you sick?
Hank: No. I was just, uh, just thinking. Care to sit and think a spell, Rosebud?
Gypsy Cole: My name ain't Rosebud, it's Gypsy.
[Hank laughs warmly]
Hank: Shake hands with a champeen.
[Hank snorts and clears his throat before drifting off again. Gypsy gets up onto the adjacent bench, lies down and pulls her bonnet over her eyes in a mimicry of Hank]
- SoundtracksAngela
by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
Walker's convincing as the steadfast homesteader. No swagger or ego to his character. Hyer plays the doubting wife in pretty blonde fashion, while Elam gets a subdued role as lie-about turned loyal helper, Hank. The values are solidly conservative in God-fearing family fashion, for those who care. Fortunately the salute is not done in a sappy way. Gordon, one of the era's best tough-guys, makes a worthy rival to the towering Walker, even if his ravaged ankle makes a miraculous recovery in his lakeside fist-fight. My only gripe is with Kulp (Wilhelmina or is it 'Bill'). She goes way over the top with her "comedy relief". I guess she figured she'd otherwise be overlooked in a crowded screenplay. Nonetheless, the sum total's a generally rewarding 100- minutes, and a good showcase for the manly Walker.
- dougdoepke
- Aug 22, 2015
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- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1