Stanger Dick Powell (Haven) rides into a Western town and isn't particularly pleasant. He doesn't endear himself to anyone and this sets him up for a confrontation with the local thug Guinn "Big Boy" Williams (Mick). There is plenty of gold being stored near the town and people are getting robbed and killed transporting it. Powell gets himself a job that is close to the action and his mission is to fight for the good guys. There is, of course, a woman on the scene in the form of Jane Greer (Charlie).
Powell is a man who acts alone and he has a lot to take on. It's a big plate. The cast all do fine but the story gets a little complicated and I lost the thread for a while about two-thirds of the way through. I watched to see what happens but the film doesn't give you anything new. It's a Western so it pans out with shooting and people riding horses. It's ok and pretty predictable stuff to watch. I would have liked to see Powell do some singing but instead that task is given to Burl Ives. It's a corny touch as we hear him singing about what is happening in the film. A device that cheapens the film.
Still, it's a tough guy film experience with a man who acts alone and you never feel that he is going to fail in what he needs to do. The stranger rides into town and rides out again.
Powell is a man who acts alone and he has a lot to take on. It's a big plate. The cast all do fine but the story gets a little complicated and I lost the thread for a while about two-thirds of the way through. I watched to see what happens but the film doesn't give you anything new. It's a Western so it pans out with shooting and people riding horses. It's ok and pretty predictable stuff to watch. I would have liked to see Powell do some singing but instead that task is given to Burl Ives. It's a corny touch as we hear him singing about what is happening in the film. A device that cheapens the film.
Still, it's a tough guy film experience with a man who acts alone and you never feel that he is going to fail in what he needs to do. The stranger rides into town and rides out again.