Rory Calhoun and Gilbert Roland are well suited to play characters opposite of each other. I can't say I have ever been impressed with Shelley Winters acting ability and in this film she lives up to my personal opinion of her as her performance as a school teacher turned civil libertarian is dull at best.
Having said that, Rory Calhoun and Gilbert Roland carry this film on their shoulders and with their swagger to keep the film moving towards a climatic ending. There is a ton of gold coins at stake, and Rory Calhoun plays a hired (gattling) gun expert named Tom Bryan who enjoys successfully pulling off armed robberies. Gilbert Roland plays Colonel Juan Castro a principled freedom fighter for Pancho Villa who wants that government gold shipment travelling through the country not for himself, but for the libertarian cause he has been fighting for his entire life.
Both men show an interest in Shelley Winters character Ruth Harris but her acting is so plastic and her lines seem so forced and expressionless that I found it hard to understand why they inserted her in this film to play opposite not one, but two leading men. I would have much rather seen Jacqueline White, or Katy Jurado in the leading female role.
The action scenes are entertaining and the story ends on a high note if you like an unorthodox ending as I do.
It is definitely worth watching and I give it a praiseworthy 8 out 10 IMDB rating.
Having said that, Rory Calhoun and Gilbert Roland carry this film on their shoulders and with their swagger to keep the film moving towards a climatic ending. There is a ton of gold coins at stake, and Rory Calhoun plays a hired (gattling) gun expert named Tom Bryan who enjoys successfully pulling off armed robberies. Gilbert Roland plays Colonel Juan Castro a principled freedom fighter for Pancho Villa who wants that government gold shipment travelling through the country not for himself, but for the libertarian cause he has been fighting for his entire life.
Both men show an interest in Shelley Winters character Ruth Harris but her acting is so plastic and her lines seem so forced and expressionless that I found it hard to understand why they inserted her in this film to play opposite not one, but two leading men. I would have much rather seen Jacqueline White, or Katy Jurado in the leading female role.
The action scenes are entertaining and the story ends on a high note if you like an unorthodox ending as I do.
It is definitely worth watching and I give it a praiseworthy 8 out 10 IMDB rating.