JohnHowardReid
A Benedict Bogeaus Production. Photographed in CinemaScope and DeLuxe Color. Copyright 1957 by 20th Century-Fox Film Corp. New York opening at the Palace: 11 April 1957. U.S. release: April 1957. U.K. release: June 1957. Australian release: no record. 87 minutes.NOTES: Veteran director Allan Dwan's only CinemaScope movie.COMMENT: I remember seeing this one on first release. I was alone in the theater, would you believe? First and only time that ever happened to me – and no wonder! I notice that Allan Dwan's extremely vociferous local fans have made no efforts whatever to have this movie revived. I wonder why?"Tedious" is the word for the script, "labored" will suffice for the direction, and "unbelievable" serves as my catch-cry for the acting. Mr. Quinn, would you believe, is the hero? True, at this stage of his career he was playing good guys, but to me he was always the extra-forceful but slimy, hard-hitting, charismatic, pretty-boy hood of such films as Night Waitress, Dangerous To Know, Tip-Off Girls, Hunted Men, King of Alcatraz, King of Chinatown, Television Spy, Emergency Squad, etc. For my money, Anthony Quinn was never half as interesting as a hero. Also miscast in this one, we find suave Ray Milland playing the villain. And a nasty piece of work he is too (in both senses of that word)! The only relief on the acting front is provided by sexy Debra Paget, who slinks around exuding misplaced passion. Production values rate absolutely no more than a "B". And whilst the fact that James Leicester doubled as both a co-writer and film editor is definitely a rare event in Hollywood, it's not one that I'd care to suggest needs repeating after watching this example.
irishmantx
This is perhaps the best films made about a farmer marrying a woman, who knew about if not took part in stolen money, and a plot to escape the country. If this is about a marriage gone wild, this will work.Movie Plot Summary, an unsuspecting farmer marries a woman with a dark past that catches up with them, and the guy who stole the money wants the woman back, husband to get them out, and make husband watch his wife with him! It's practically a love triangle movie. Good girl fell for bad guy, and tries to clean herself with a good guy. Never work! Through the whole movie, the farmer watches painfully as his wife is in the arms of the other man, making out in the trailer. If anything, if marriage is put in doubt then there's your answer. :)
helpless_dancer
When a married woman's old lover comes back into her life things began to go to hell for her and hubby. The old flame had a suitcase full of wrongfully gained capital that he wanted the pair to help him smuggle south of the border, therefore an uneasy alliance was formed and a dangerous trek through the badlands was undertaken. I felt that Milland's character's actions at the end were way out of character: and just how is it that Quinn's character managed to bite those slugs out of the cases? Ever try that? The teeth will go first every time. Fairly entertaining but way too much sluggish dialogue.
gilli
This is a western, though set in more modern days. Quite watchable, actors are fine, Paget is stunning. It is not very deep, and it borders on the naive, though never falls into the absurd.
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