Joel McCrea is really engrossing, poignant, in this role here, a role that I crave for, as much as the one he will have forteen years later in GUNS IN THE AFTERNOON, a lost in advance hero. I always weep a bit when I watch this Raoul Walsh's western, which I even prefer to THEY DIED WITH THEIR BOOTS ON, another kind of plot, I admit. The remake I DIED A THOUSAND TIMES, starring Jack Palance, was a good one too. I recommend this one at all costs. A Warner Bros production highlight. Virginia Mayo is also at her best here, more than in WHITE HEAT, from the same great Walsh. Yes, a gripping, taut, gritty western. The climax in the old ruined village is nearly the same as in FORT MASSACRE, a tremendous western also starring Joel McCrea.
Review of Colorado Territory
