Shadrach Jones is convinced that his brother was robbed and killed by a Circle K Ranch cowhand and therefore he joins the outfit in order to find the murderer.Shadrach Jones is convinced that his brother was robbed and killed by a Circle K Ranch cowhand and therefore he joins the outfit in order to find the murderer.Shadrach Jones is convinced that his brother was robbed and killed by a Circle K Ranch cowhand and therefore he joins the outfit in order to find the murderer.
Bill Elliott
- Shadrach Jones
- (as William Elliott)
Harry Morgan
- Rod Main
- (as Henry Morgan)
Harry Lauter
- Cowhand
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaThe entire Arizona to Montana cattle drive was filmed entirely on the Republic back lot using process photography rear projection involving stock footage and newly photographed second unit background scenes.
- GoofsIn the burial scene about halfway through, the term "Gramophone" is used to refer to an Edison-style cylinder phonograph. This is incorrect; "Gramophone" was coined in the 1890s by Emille Berliner to distinguish his new disc-type record players from Edison's. The mistake is a little surprising in a film made only 55 years after the term was coined, at a time when it was still used in Europe to denote then-modern record players. The same misuse of the term later found its way into the "Dark Shadows" series, particularly in the episodes that featured "Quentin's Theme", which played on a similar Edison cylinder phonograph.
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A Cowboy with Revenge in His Heart
This film begins on a cold, dark night with a former Texas State Policeman by the name of "Shadrach Jones" (Bill Elliott) in the process of digging up the grave of a man who had been killed just a week before. As it so happens, he is spotted by two cowboys named "Cap MacKellar" (Walter Brennan) and "Rod Main" (Harry Morgan) who immediately demand to know what he is doing. In response, Shadrach tells them that he needs to know the identity of the man buried in this grave in order to ascertain if it is his brother or not. However, it's when he tells them that he used to work for the Texas State Police that Rod becomes extremely hostile toward him which results in Cap intervening to prevent a shootout right there and then. That being said, since it is obvious that Shadrach is intent upon finishing up what he started the two cowboys ride off with Cap telling him that he hopes the man buried there is not his brother--so Shadrach can ride off before any trouble starts. Unfortunately, Shadrach soon discovers that the body in the grave is in fact his brother and--like Cap MacKellar feared--trouble soon begins which nobody seems capable of stopping. Now rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this turned out to be a pretty good Western thanks in large part to a number of good actors and some good mystery along the way. Admittedly, I would have liked a bit more suspense here and there but, even so, it still turned out pretty well and I have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.
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- Runtime1 hour 26 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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