A young, determined sheriff and his posse chase a gang of murderous train robbers, and a kidnapped woman into New Mexico.
Acting
Audie Murphy's quiet intensity—dude earned his medals, earns every squint.
Direction
Earl Bellamy: workhorse efficiency. 86 minutes, zero fat.
Director
Earl Bellamy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Audie Murphy was the most decorated American soldier of WWII. His acting career was basically America's thank-you note.
1966 was the Western's last gasp before spaghetti revisionism. This is the unironic template Leone was deconstructing.
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