A down-and-dirty town is forced to shape up when a new marshal (Clint Walker) comes to town. However, when a scheme is launched to destroy the lawman's authority, he must discover the perpetrators and preserve his reputation.
Acting
Clint Walker's physical presence does 80% of the work.
Direction
Ted Post builds tension with economy, not explosions.
Cinematography
Dusty Arizona locations shot like a sweaty nightmare.
Director
Ted Post
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ted Post directed Clint Walker again in 1972's The Posse, mining similar territory of isolated lawmen.
This aired as ABC Movie of the Week, part of a 1971 wave of TV westerns trying to recapture cinematic grit on broadcast budgets.
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