Rest In Peace Wallace Beery for you will always be remembered for a fulfilling and everlasting portfolio of wonderful roles and none better than this your last film (which no one would have ever guessed, nor expected to be his last great role).
Wallace Beery plays the rough, gruff Big Jack Horner who is leading a gang of outlaws when he accidentally stumbles upon a lynch mob in the process of hanging Dr. Alexander Meade (Richard Conte). Guns a firing, Jack Horner and the gang quickly disperse the lynch mob and save Dr. Alexander Meade from being hanged.
But their is a steep price that Dr. Alexander Meade must pay to Big Jack Horner for saving him from a rope necklace and the hanging tree. Big Jack advise Dr. Meade that he would like him to become the outlaws personal physician.
Unfortunately both men are polar opposites, one man, Big Jack, has no scruples and will just take whatever he wants including the employment of Dr. Meade without even blinking. Dr. Meade, on the other hand, is a very ethical and law abiding citizen whose only desire in life is to learn as much as he can about the care and treatment of human beings through the advancement of medicine and surgical procedures.
With these two men being in a stalemate and both being very stubborn the chase for superiority continues throughout the film and we the audience get to witness the thought and actions of these two warriors.
I give the film a well deserved 10 out of 10 IMDb rating not just for this being a classic black and white western film, but even more so for rewarding the film legacy of the late, great Wallace Beery's last film role. Rest In Peace Mr. Beery. You are greatly missed.
