Richard Denning (Buzz) rides into a small oil town and heads to the nearest bar looking for work. Bingo! That was easy. He's got a job. Seemingly, he is an engineering expert capable of turning a profit for an oil rig with a lame past as well as providing muscle against sabotage. It's a good CV! He eyes up Marie Windsor (Terry) on their first meeting and you sense that love is in the air. He is not subtle about it - ha ha! Well, there is a bad element in town, of course, in the form of ruthless businesswoman Fay Baker (Lilly) and she has her eyes on the oil rig for herself. Well, some bodies pile up and there are murders to solve.
It's an alright film to watch, made interesting by the role of Fay Baker. She is excellent and very memorable as the town's top girl. You don't mess with her. We needed more scenes with her. Marie Windsor starts the film off in a hard-edged manner but seems to soften towards the end, and you look forward to the showdown that you know will come at some point between Baker and Windsor. The audience is just waiting for that Joan Collins v Linda Evans Dynasty catfight. As the film is set in the world of oilfields, it will make you think of the Dallas/Dynasty days.
Set against this is the very dreadful character of the town's drunk lawyer Taylor Holmes (Corpus). Yeah, we get it - he's drunk all the time. Why are there so many scenes with him being drunk and unfunny? One scene really tests the patience when he is making a meal with his stupid pet monkey. No need for this scene at all - it is not endearing as it is obviously supposed to be. Well, I guess he is relevant to the story. By the way, this film has a twist that I guarantee you will not expect.
"I'll Oilwells love you" sang the great Dolly Parton on one of her 1960s albums.
It's an alright film to watch, made interesting by the role of Fay Baker. She is excellent and very memorable as the town's top girl. You don't mess with her. We needed more scenes with her. Marie Windsor starts the film off in a hard-edged manner but seems to soften towards the end, and you look forward to the showdown that you know will come at some point between Baker and Windsor. The audience is just waiting for that Joan Collins v Linda Evans Dynasty catfight. As the film is set in the world of oilfields, it will make you think of the Dallas/Dynasty days.
Set against this is the very dreadful character of the town's drunk lawyer Taylor Holmes (Corpus). Yeah, we get it - he's drunk all the time. Why are there so many scenes with him being drunk and unfunny? One scene really tests the patience when he is making a meal with his stupid pet monkey. No need for this scene at all - it is not endearing as it is obviously supposed to be. Well, I guess he is relevant to the story. By the way, this film has a twist that I guarantee you will not expect.
"I'll Oilwells love you" sang the great Dolly Parton on one of her 1960s albums.