The Swordsman (1948)
4/10
The Swordsman-Typical Fanfare **
12 November 2012
Warning: Spoilers
The Hatfields and the McCoys are visited once more, but this time in Scotland in the 1600s.

Larry Parks is totally miscast as our hero, who falls in love with Ellen Drew. Problem is that their respective families have been feuding for years.

Even in 1948, Edgar Buchanan looks too old for the part.

George Macready steals the show as the sinister relative of Drew ready to keep the feud going for his own personal gain-that is, keeping Drew.

This is basically a story of treachery, deceit and ultimate understanding that these feuds can't go on eternally. It's just that we've seen this so many times before.
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