Gunsight Ridge would be another routine Western except for Mark Stevens bad guy Velvet Clark. He is a sociopath who murders several people in cold blood ( including Sheriff Tom Jones) , and tries to strangle hero Undercover Agrnt Mike Ryan ( Joel McCrea) to death. You see a couple of scenes where his insanity comes out. One where Ryan sees him playing the piano ( Velvet is an excellent player but does not want anyone to know), and another where he abuses a horse. He has a hatred for humanity, because he was too poor to get piano lessons. He has one scene where he shows some decency. It involves a farm girl Carolyn Craig and a piano. Both Ryan and Velvet have women who really like them: Sheriffs daughter Molly Jones ( Joan Weldon), for Ryan and saloon singer Rosa (Darlene Fields) for Clark. Spoilers ahead: Of course you know there will be a showdown between Ryan and Clark and as you can predict Ryan wins and will end up becoming Sheriff and marrying Molly. Again a different western and worth watching mostly for Stevens. 9/10 stars
Review of Gunsight Ridge
