Cinematography
Harsh desert light that punishes every face.
Acting
Robert Young's desperate everyman energy.
Director
George Sherman
Robert Young
Nick Buckley
Marguerite Chapman
Luella Purdy
Willard Parker
Jeff Moyer
Akim Tamiroff
Joe Faringo
Barton MacLane
Tex Brandow
Mike Mazurki
Jake
Robert Barrat
Ed Simpson
Clem Bevans
Dad
Will Wright
Sam - the Horse Dealer
Frank Fenton
Jim Rupple (uncredited)
Hank Patterson
Bob Pliny (uncredited)
Paul E. Burns
Len Briggs (uncredited)
Emmett Lynn
Nester (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan
Doctor (uncredited)
Harry Tyler
Charlie, the Bartender (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
George Sherman shot this in just 18 days on the Universal backlot and nearby California desert.
This B-western rode the noir wave of the late '40s, blending shadowy suspicion with open-range isolation.
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