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Robert Mitchum is peculiarly cast as a mangy Mexican-American varmit (via Missouri!) causing trouble in a tiny bordertown near Texas who breaks his leg and is taken in by an American doctor; the Texas Army offers Mitchum a job, but a gunfight at a party causes Bob to take it on the lam. Static adaptation of a book by cult western-writer Tom Lea has disappointing outdoor cinematography and a half-realized illicit-romance sub-plot involving Julie London as an ex-shady lady (London has a pretty but placid, peculiar face that doesn't take to the camera right away, and she's not directed nor photographed with much care). The Alex North score is overused, and there are endless clichéd shots of a lone horseback rider against the open sky. The climactic moments are strong, and Mitchum does get a handful of scenes where he's able to break out of the formula mold and do some genuine acting. ** from ****
score 5/10
moonspinner55 25 November 2006
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