This film, released in 1956, was a character study of two men that had lived by the code of the buffalo hunts. One man, Charlie Gilson, played by Robert Taylor, has never given up on the idea that the buffalo are just a means to make him some easy money by slaughtering the herds and selling the hides to the highest bidder. The other, Sandy McKenzie, played by Stewart Granger, has quit that idea and tried to start over. However, the two antagonists form an uneasy partnership and go out on one last hunt. They are joined by an old hideskinner, Woodfoot, played by Lloyd Nolan, and a half-breed, played by Russ Tamblyn.
It is a study in how a person's desire for an easy kill can drive one into eventual madness, or decay of the senses. Pacing of the film is a bit slow, but the cast does make the film watchable.
It is a study in how a person's desire for an easy kill can drive one into eventual madness, or decay of the senses. Pacing of the film is a bit slow, but the cast does make the film watchable.