Arthur Hunnicutt, Chris Olsen, Fred Sherman

Having lost his horse in a bet, Pat Brennan hitches a ride with a stagecoach carrying newlyweds, Willard and Doretta Mims. At the next station the coach and its passengers fall into the hands of a tri...( read more  read more... )o of outlaws headed by a man named Usher. When Usher learns that Doretta is the daughter of a rich copper-mine owner, he decides to hold her for ransom. Tension build over the next 24 hours as Usher awaits a response to his demands and as a romantic attachment grows between Brennan and Doretta.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 18 min.

Directed by: Budd Boetticher

Release Date: April 1, 1957

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DVD Release Date: November 4, 2008

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  • November 28, 2009
    excellent script based on an early elmore leonard short story, excellent direction by the ever economical budd boetticher, excellent performances by some iconic actors = one excellent western
  • November 23, 2009
    if you looked the definition of "western" up in the dictionary you'd find the tall T. Archetypal!
  • July 24, 2007
    Pretty good movie, but not one I'd want to watch over and over.
  • July 24, 2007
    Randolph Scott can even make taking it in the ass from Cary Grant look manly.
  • April 27, 2007
    Boetticher's perfect film

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