A cowboy has to get 12,000 dollars in stolen bonds from the ex-girlfriend of his partner, or the gang holding him hostage will kill him.A cowboy has to get 12,000 dollars in stolen bonds from the ex-girlfriend of his partner, or the gang holding him hostage will kill him.A cowboy has to get 12,000 dollars in stolen bonds from the ex-girlfriend of his partner, or the gang holding him hostage will kill him.
E.J. André
- Station Master
- (uncredited)
Gordon Armitage
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Eumenio Blanco
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Bill Coontz
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaProducer Gordon Kay shot the film in black and white, to save money, which infuriated Murphy but the movie earned about the same as other Murphy films of the era.
- GoofsLeft behind when a gang steal saddleless horses Chris and Burt make their getaway on the two remaining horses and later while taking a breather are found by two of the gang who take them to a small ranch where the rest of the gang are hiding. The following morning when every on leaves all the horses are saddled.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Great Train Robbery: A Copper's Tale (2013)
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Grim western but surprisingly entertaining
I loved this movie. Having watched so many old westerns recently that lacked much realism, I found this to be quite a hard edged and grim atmospheric piece that I really enjoyed. Audie Murphy with his baby face can be very convincing and was perhaps a better actor than I previously remembered from when I was young, and I'm constantly having to remind myself that he was the most decorated American soldier of World War II. Kathleen Crowley,who I had forgotten about, was quite sexy in a mature way, and I grew to like her as her part went on. There's a great cast of old character actors who never fail to please in old westerns, Harold J. Stone, Skip Homier, L. Q. Jones, Strother Martin and Charles Drake. There's not a lot to not like I thought, although I kept thinking this would have been so much better in colour and wide screen which let it down just a little bit. I thought it was quite tense throughout, mainly brought about by the fact that Murphy is chased (and I love chase pictures) throughout the film by various characters and for the most part he has to outsmart his opponents and overcome them in spite of the fact that he rarely has the chance of acquiring a weapon. Very well made on what appears to be a low budget.
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- Maverick1962
- Aug 31, 2014
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- $500,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 19 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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