A circuit judge trying to bring a headstrong young killer to trial for murder must contend with his father, a powerful cattle baron determined to protect his son from the hangman's rope. A superior Western from Jacques Tourneur with an interesting cast led with quiet authority by veteran actor Joel McCrea, an actor who never really received the recognition he deserved. Czech beauty Miroslava, just one year away from committing suicide, provides feisty love interest for McCrea, even though their supposed passion for one another never really rings true. Overall, though, it's an intelligent and gripping examination of how justice prevails over violence and ignorance
Review of Stranger on Horseback
