An evil arthritic rancher and his murderous daughter are having settlers killed to prevent them from selling their land to the railroad.An evil arthritic rancher and his murderous daughter are having settlers killed to prevent them from selling their land to the railroad.An evil arthritic rancher and his murderous daughter are having settlers killed to prevent them from selling their land to the railroad.
Lon Chaney Jr.
- Artemus Taylor
- (as Lon Chaney)
William Holmes
- 'Ding' Bell
- (as Bill Holmes)
Ward Wood
- Second Henchman
- (as Bob Wood)
Gordon Wynn
- John Quigley
- (as Gordon Wynne)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDirectorial debut of Rod Amateau.
- GoofsThe opening battle scene breaches one of the conventions of film-making. The opening shot shows Union cavalry charging from the left of screen to the right. This is followed by shots of Confederate Infantry on the right of the screen firing to the left. There follow some other shots, some showing troops charging directly at the camera, others showing Union cavalry coming from the left of screen. The final shots of the battle show the Confederate infantry retreating to the left of screen pursued by Union infantry coming from the right. The convention would dictate that the Union troops should always come from the left, and that the Confederate troops should have retreated to the right of screen.
- Quotes
Jefferson Waring: I can't feel a thing for ya, Taylor. You're a beaten old man and I'm not sorry. You've ruined so many lives yours isn't even a down payment.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Madelynn Kopple on Kid Monk Baroni (and Other Jack Broder Movies) (2007)
- SoundtracksThe Battle Hymn of the Republic
(uncredited)
Written by Julia Ward Howe
Chorus heard as a theme after the initial battle scenes
Featured review
At times this seems like two separate movies:the first half is a mature study of a disgruntled war vet-the second half degenerates into a routine shoot 'em up. Ireland is great as the brooding war vet, Tierney(as in "Resevoir Dogs")the sullen villain. Chaney is reminiscent of Barrymore as the wheel-chair bound cattle baron. Highlight of the film is Chaney's damning accusation "You lose, soldier. You lose again!" Once the fireworks begin,all is predictable. Morris shows flashes of real talent as the corrupt town sheriff; Dell is good as the vixen. This one almost seems to be a pimer for the Ireland directed "Hannah Lee" that was released the following year. Worth staying up for, or at least setting the VCR.
Details
- Runtime1 hour 10 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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