What to expect
Henry Hathaway’s first feature as director also gave Randolph Scott his first starring role, making the film a useful starting point for two durable Western careers.
How to ease in
Use the compact structure to watch roles being established. Landscape and action announce the genre, while Scott’s still-forming screen manner shows a star persona before it became familiar.
Heads-up
A quick, non-exhaustive note Includes gun violence, land conflict, kidnapping, frontier mythology, animal danger, and period racial and gender stereotypes.
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A first starring role is not yet a legend; it is a set of choices being tested. I enjoy seeing which gestures already belong to the Western hero and which still feel undecided.
— Momo
Credits & versions
- Screenplay
- Harold Shumate · Frank Partos
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