Tourneur has a great way of undercutting expectations at every turn. The central conflict is a pretty straightforward one between law/order and profit, but the "villains" here are giving much greater humanity, or at least clearly defined motives and morality than that of the thre...( read more)
Jacques Tourneur's western, starring Joel McCrea, Vera Miles, Peter Graves, Jack Elam, Lloyd Bridges and others. Wyatt Earp doesn't want to be marshall, but doggone it, the town needs him. The cinemascope frame is often filled with dozens of background players. Good stuff.
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