I'll be brief, as several other reviewers here have pointed out some of the flaws with this movie. James Mason is miscast as the criminal gang doctor who finds redemtion in a Mexican village; he doesn't satisfyingly convey the doctor's reformation as a helpful healer. The last act of the movie is illogical, and the very ending a casualty of the Production Code. Why did they cast all of the Mexican roles with Latinos and cast the fairly large role of the priest to an Anglo actor, who unlike the others, speaks with no Mexican accent, and is obvously dubbed when he speaks some brief lines in Spanish? Why are several of the Mexican peasants, living in a very small rural town, fluent in English ? Why is Jack Elam not credited for his brief but important role?
Too disagree with one or another of the other reviews here, Rock Hudson's role lasts maybe ten seconds and consists of one line of dialog, totally unnotable if he were not to become Rock Hudson movie star. The cirematography is just fine, and the sound is in perfect sync, in the version I watched for free on Youtube in Oct. 2023. Dan Durea has a surprisingly small supporting role, and is less nasty, and less impressive than in many of his other films.
Lastly, Mara Toren is compelling and very beautiful in the Ingrid Bergman manner, but it's hard to believe her passion for James Mason, who is his usual emotionally strong but cold self in a role that calls for an actor who can portray some warmth and loving feelings.
Too disagree with one or another of the other reviews here, Rock Hudson's role lasts maybe ten seconds and consists of one line of dialog, totally unnotable if he were not to become Rock Hudson movie star. The cirematography is just fine, and the sound is in perfect sync, in the version I watched for free on Youtube in Oct. 2023. Dan Durea has a surprisingly small supporting role, and is less nasty, and less impressive than in many of his other films.
Lastly, Mara Toren is compelling and very beautiful in the Ingrid Bergman manner, but it's hard to believe her passion for James Mason, who is his usual emotionally strong but cold self in a role that calls for an actor who can portray some warmth and loving feelings.