This film essentially begins with a drifter by the name of "Johnny Hart" (Rod Cameron) riding into a small town and upon noticing a nearby saloon decides to go inside for a drink. It's soon revealed that he is after a man who killed his partner but before he can identify the person, he becomes involved in a brawl which ends with an attractive woman named "Lorena Dumont" (Yvonne De Carlo) hitting him over the head with a whiskey bottle. Although she initially wants nothing to do with him, one thing leads to another and to their mutual surprise they get married within a couple of days. Unfortunately, things don't go quite as planned and not long afterward he is arrested for murder and is sent to prison. The scene then shifts to six years later with him having served his time and heading back to the same town to, once again, find the man who killed his partner. To his surprise, although his wife expresses no feelings toward him, he soon discovers that their one night together has produced a daughter-and whether they love each other or not--this creates its own unique problem that both of them have to resolve. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this was a rather odd Western which had a decent plot but for some reason didn't seem to quite realize its potential. I say this because the musical and comedic aspects didn't seem to mesh that well with the overall action and drama. At least, that's how it seemed to me. Be that as it may, while this certainly wasn't a bad film by any means, I believe a more serious approach should have been taken and I have rated it accordingly. Average.
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