At a Mexican ranch, fugitive O'Malley and pursuing Sheriff Stribling agree to help rancher Breckenridge drive his herd into Texas where Stribling could legally arrest O'Malley, but Breckenridge's wife complicates things.
Acting
Douglas and Hudson's magnetic, wounded machismo.
Direction
Aldrich squeezing doom from every golden hour.
Cinematography
Sunsets that actually earn their title.
Director
Robert Aldrich
Rock Hudson
Dana Stribling
Kirk Douglas
Brendan 'Bren' O'Malley
Dorothy Malone
Belle Breckenridge
Joseph Cotten
John Breckenridge
Carol Lynley
Melissa 'Missy' Breckenridge
Neville Brand
Frank Hobbs
Regis Toomey
Milton Wing
James Westmoreland
Julesburg Kid
Adam Williams
Calverton
Jack Elam
Ed Hobbs
José Chávez
Man at Cock Fight (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kirk Douglas and Rock Hudson reportedly fought for top billing; the compromise put Hudson first in America, Douglas first overseas.
Aldrich made this between 'The Killing' and 'Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?' — it's his forgotten bridge between noir fatalism and grand guignol.
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