Audie Murphy is a ranchman with a wife and son; she's Darren McGavin's ex-wife and the boy is his. When McGavin shows up to kill Murphy, Audie and he hunt each other through Zion National Park.
It's a fairly standard late oater, with a pretty good supporting cast, including Ruta Lee, Alan Hale Jr. -- he had to hitch a ride out to go on an interview for GILLIGAN'S ISLAND -- George Tobias, and others. but it's a paycheck movie for most of them, including the star. Even Joseph Biroc's cinematography is dull in the first half, although he does shoot the final showdown in John Ford country quite beautifully. Director R.G. Springsteen was one of those B western directors who seems to have excelled in styleless competence on a budget The result is consistently watchable, but not outstanding.
It's a fairly standard late oater, with a pretty good supporting cast, including Ruta Lee, Alan Hale Jr. -- he had to hitch a ride out to go on an interview for GILLIGAN'S ISLAND -- George Tobias, and others. but it's a paycheck movie for most of them, including the star. Even Joseph Biroc's cinematography is dull in the first half, although he does shoot the final showdown in John Ford country quite beautifully. Director R.G. Springsteen was one of those B western directors who seems to have excelled in styleless competence on a budget The result is consistently watchable, but not outstanding.