A decent western. Not great - far too many implausibilities in the plot, especially the ending - but reasonably entertaining nevertheless.
It is the constant battle, moral and mental, between outlaw Ben Wade (played by Glenn Ford) and his captor Dan Evans (played by Van Heflin) that make this movie interesting. So many opportunities for Evans to do something different, something unethical, but will he take them?
It is the performances of Ford, especially, and Heflin that make this movie watchable.
I enjoyed the 2007 remake more. Wasn't brilliant, but flowed better and while it had some plot holes and implausibilities, they weren't as bad as in the 1957 movie.
It is the constant battle, moral and mental, between outlaw Ben Wade (played by Glenn Ford) and his captor Dan Evans (played by Van Heflin) that make this movie interesting. So many opportunities for Evans to do something different, something unethical, but will he take them?
It is the performances of Ford, especially, and Heflin that make this movie watchable.
I enjoyed the 2007 remake more. Wasn't brilliant, but flowed better and while it had some plot holes and implausibilities, they weren't as bad as in the 1957 movie.