This is however a good western, typical from Universal studios. It is not boring, it is colourful, full of charm but unfortunately so predictable, bringing no surprise at all. Nothing to do with NO NAME ON THE BULLET, with this so exciting, ambivalent lead character played by Murphy. Here, the most decorated soldier in WW2 has a classic role, the good hero, nothing new. I even preferr KID FROM KANSAS, where he was Billy The Kid, which was helped by his baby face. It is a standard Universal western, an Audie Murphy vehicle, nothing more. This studio hired directors able to make any kind of films, such as Nathan Juran, Jack Arnold, George Sherman, Jesse Hibbs - though he made mostly westerns, wrong example...Not the best Nathan Juran's film either.
Review of Gunsmoke
