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A U.S. Marshall and two deputies rescue a cattle rustler from a lynch mob led by a local cattle baron convinced that the rustler also killed his son.A U.S. Marshall and two deputies rescue a cattle rustler from a lynch mob led by a local cattle baron convinced that the rustler also killed his son.A U.S. Marshall and two deputies rescue a cattle rustler from a lynch mob led by a local cattle baron convinced that the rustler also killed his son.
Sam Ash
- Defense Counsel
- (uncredited)
Lane Chandler
- Sheriff
- (uncredited)
Steve Clark
- Witness Weaver
- (uncredited)
Russell Custer
- Hanging Spectator
- (uncredited)
Steve Darrell
- Prosecutor
- (uncredited)
Al Ferguson
- Bailiff
- (uncredited)
Joe Garcio
- Trial Spectator
- (uncredited)
Augie Gomez
- Trial Spectator
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaKirk Douglas' first western.
- GoofsWhen Dan Roden escapes into the barn at the end of the film, he is holding only the gun he seizes (having just been brought from jail, he had no weapon). After emptying the gun, he suddenly is seen reloading the weapon and magically now has a gun belt on and a furious gunfight ensues. Where did the gun belt and ammunition come from?
- Quotes
Ned Roden: Who are you?
Marshal Len Merrick: My name's Merrick. I'm United States Marshal here.
Ned Roden: You're new in the territory.
Marshal Len Merrick: The law isn't.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh (2014)
- SoundtracksDown in the Valley
(uncredited)
(a.k.a. "Birmingham Jail")
Traditional American folk song
Sung by Walter Brennan and Virginia Mayo
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Uneven and underwhelming
Tough, up-right, and by-the-book Marshal Len Merrick (Kirk Douglas) is forced to transport a murder suspect (Walter Brennen) across an unforgiving desert with a lynch mob in pursuit. Whatever tension the film builds is wasted as Merrick repeatedly does foolish things (spending a night in the accused's house, allowing the potential killer's daughter to tag along (after she's pulled a gun on him), taking the pistol but not the cartridges from a potential threat etc.) but the biggest weakness is the blatantly obvious 'real killer', which makes the ending painfully predictable and unrewarding. Raoul Walsh was a great director but this oater, while beautifully filmed, suffers from a cliched script, unbelievable characters, and a lack of attention to detail. I'm not a huge fan of Douglas's clenched-tooth style of toughness but he's OK (as is Walter Brennen) but John Agar (who later would dominate the goofy world of low-budget '50s sci-fi) is out of his depth and Virginia Mayo is completely unconvincing as Brennen's tough ranch-girl daughter (and half of a contrived shoe-horned-in love story). All in all, a weak start to Douglass's extensive career in westerns.
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- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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