Widow Ann-Margret hires John Wayne and his gang to go into Mexico and recover some gold stolen by her late husband. In the '60s and '70s, John Wayne's movies featured him acting opposite an assortment of actors he had seldom, if ever, acted with before. This includes older stars who, for one reason or another, had never appeared in a Wayne film in the glory days, as well as newer stars. Most of this is because Duke's old friends had either died, retired, or just gotten too old to play most of the roles in his films. You do have Ben Johnson here, and he's solid, but you also have Ann-Margret, Rod Taylor, Christopher George, Ricardo Montalban, and Bobby Vinton. Gone are the days of Ward Bond and John Qualen. All of these actors do fine but none match Duke's screen presence. This was often the case in his later years where he had to carry the movies himself.
Ann-Margret's young enough to be Duke's granddaughter so the thought of them having a romance is pretty gross. Thankfully, the movie never goes there beyond an amusing scene where Duke turns her down. It goes without saying she's beautiful and sexy, as usual. Director Burt Kennedy was no fool and in one scene where she has to change into some jeans, the camera lingers on her backside like a Levi's commercial. Speaking of Kennedy, what was with all the horse riding footage? Did he have to fill time? Anyway, it's light on action but pleasant overall. A decent time-killer.
Ann-Margret's young enough to be Duke's granddaughter so the thought of them having a romance is pretty gross. Thankfully, the movie never goes there beyond an amusing scene where Duke turns her down. It goes without saying she's beautiful and sexy, as usual. Director Burt Kennedy was no fool and in one scene where she has to change into some jeans, the camera lingers on her backside like a Levi's commercial. Speaking of Kennedy, what was with all the horse riding footage? Did he have to fill time? Anyway, it's light on action but pleasant overall. A decent time-killer.