Release Date: Dec 9, 1953 Wide
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A nail-biting Indian deadlock remains the climax of this otherwise overly verbose Western filmed in M-G-M's then-new Ansco colors (forerunner of Eastmancolor). After ruthlessly dragging an escaped prisoner through the Arizona desert, Union Army Captain Roper (William Holden) suffers rebuke from both the rebel prisoners and his commanding officer (Carl Benton Reid). Things settles down a bit with the arrival of Carla Forester (Eleanor Parker), with whom Roper falls in love. But Carla proves to be
Dec 9, 1953 Wide
Aug 26, 2008
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Though not one of the better Westerns it was still effective.
Ordinary western, slickly produced with an A-list cast far better than the script deserves. Beautiful color photography plus some nice location shooting although the actual locations make the occasional sets very obvious.
April 29, 2011
Super Reviewer
The camera work was really something and Holden is as great as always. A pretty good western in general.
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