Eight years on and Raoul Walsh has returned to 'High Sierra' with a screenplay by John Twist and stark noirish cinematography by Sid Hickox that suits the Western milieu ideally. The bleak, craggy landscape is an active participant in the plot and the final shoot out is impressively staged.
Joel McCrae stars as an outlaw whilst Dorothy Malone is a milquetoast and Virginia Mayo is untamed. Miss Mayo really shines here and as always steps up a gear for this director. Underrated and understated McCrea is inspired casting as he would seem to be cast against type. One never catches him acting and many fine directors have made excellent use of what one critic described as his 'determined simplicity'.
Joel McCrae stars as an outlaw whilst Dorothy Malone is a milquetoast and Virginia Mayo is untamed. Miss Mayo really shines here and as always steps up a gear for this director. Underrated and understated McCrea is inspired casting as he would seem to be cast against type. One never catches him acting and many fine directors have made excellent use of what one critic described as his 'determined simplicity'.