In Wyoming, Sweetwater town sheriff Stan Blaine finds himself in the middle of a range war between greedy cattle barons and newcomer settlers who compete for public lands and unbranded stray... Read allIn Wyoming, Sweetwater town sheriff Stan Blaine finds himself in the middle of a range war between greedy cattle barons and newcomer settlers who compete for public lands and unbranded stray cattle.In Wyoming, Sweetwater town sheriff Stan Blaine finds himself in the middle of a range war between greedy cattle barons and newcomer settlers who compete for public lands and unbranded stray cattle.
- Hal Jessup
- (as Palmer Lee)
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
- French Heels
- (uncredited)
- Wally Beggs
- (uncredited)
- Cowhand
- (uncredited)
- Settler
- (uncredited)
- Jack
- (uncredited)
- Tex Larkin
- (uncredited)
- Wade Burrows
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJeanne Cooper's debut.
- GoofsAbout 10 minutes into the movie, a coach comes into town. A man on top of the coach is playing the guitar left handed. When the coach leaves, the man is playing the guitar with his right hand.
- Quotes
Reece Duncan: I'm just warning you. No animal on my property, branded or not, is a stray. Whatever you pick up on the open range is yours. Anything you take from me has lead coming after it.
- ConnectionsReferenced in They Might Be Giants (1971)
This is a moving western dealing with the ordinary conflict between freedom and the need for order and cattle settlements . An Universal International Picture set in Wyoming Territory , where a range war is brewing between entrenched cattle barons and new settlers. The picture regards interesting issues such as the economical abuses by powerful owners including violence , and the sexual resources that the beautiful lady , gorgeous Maureen O'Hara , using to get her purports . Nice and feisty acting by the great Maureen O'Hara as the sympathetic as well as brave Kate Maxwell who finds himself in the middle of a range war between greedy cattle barons and newcomer settlers . Acceptable picture , the film has agreeable messages dealing with an obstinate woman who fights for the rights of the cattlemen and based on mutual respect for independence of the Woman rather than submission to Man , as well as demonstrations of bravura and decision . Main and support cast are frankly good . Along with the always stunning Maureen O'Hara , there are several known actors and Western ordinary , such as : Alex Nicol , William Bishop , Robert Strauss who won Oscar award in Stalag 17, Alexander Scourby , Gregg Palmer , Jack Kelly , Dennis Weaver of McCloud , Stacy Harris , Fred Aldrich ,among others .
It contains a colorful and brilliant cinematography in CinemaScope and Technicolor by Winton C. Hoch , John Ford's regular cameraman . The motion picture was professionally directed by Lee Sholem. In a 40-year career, he directed upwards of 1300 shows, both features and TV episodes, without once going over schedule--a feat probably unparalleled in Hollywood history. Sholem started out in the cutting room some time in the 1930s. A lengthy association with "Tarzan" producer Sol Lesser brought him in contact with the celebrated William Cameron Menzies, from whom Sholem learned the key to expedient production, and later led to his first directorial assignment (Lesser's Tarzan and the magic fountain 1949). This filmmaker was a good artisan who made a large number of films about various genres such as Adventures : Tarzan and Magic Fountain, Tarzan and the slave, Hell Ship Mutiny, Ma Pa Kettle Waikiki , Jungle Man-eaters , The Louisiana Hussy , Western : Redhead of Wyoming , Río Apache, Terror : Pharaoh's Curse , SciFi : Superman and the Mole Men , Doonsday Machine , Tobor the great . In addition , he made several episodes of known TV series in the 50s and 60s such as : Adventures of Long John Silver, The Sheriff of Cochise, 77 Sunset Strip, Men into Space, Sugarfoot, Bronco, Cheyenne , Miami Undercover, Death Valley Days, Maverick, among others . The film will appeal to vintage western movies enthusiasts .
- ma-cortes
- Dec 17, 2022
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,100,000
- Runtime1 hour 21 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1