Rijndri Load of rubbish!!

Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Aedonerre I gave this film a 9 out of 10, because it was exactly what I expected it to be.

Marva-nova Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

Michael Morrison In the late 1960s, I saw this on TV and have remembered it fondly all these years -- correctly, as it turns out."Wild Bill" Elliott has been one of my favorite cowboy movie performers since my childhood, and Marie Windsor became one of my favorite actresses for this very movie.Since seeing her in this, I have marveled at her in such other classic roles as the ex-wife in "Trouble Along the Way" and the gossip-target in "Paradise Alley."She doesn't do her own singing in "Hellfire" but she sure does her own wearing of the dance-hall costume and reminds us that she was a great beauty.As a gun-toting outlaw, she also made one superlative Westerner.She looked very at home on horseback, and was thoroughly believable in this different role, probably my favorite of all her performances.She and Elliott were very ably backed by Forrest Tucker, who, except for one scene, a type very few actors play well, probably wins the acting award in this movie. He was so cool, so at home, so confident, I was reminded that he was really a fine actor, not just a type, but a very capable actor (even when unfortunately cast in some terribly scripted movies or TV shows).As was often true, a fellow cast member was the great Jim Davis. For several reasons, Jim Davis has long been one of my favorites. He had a memorable voice and his presence always provided quality.Veteran Paul Fix has a small part, but he was another who always came across believably.Veterans Grant Withers and Emory Parnell are sheriffs, and likable characters, and the great Harry Woods appears briefly but memorably.Look for the great Trevor Bardette, Dewey Robinson, and Denver Pyle, with veteran Herman Hack going unbilled, as well as the iconic Olin Howland and Hank Worden.This is a script I love and have loved for nigh onto 50 years, written by brothers Dorrell and Stuart McGowan. It's not corny or sappy like so many religiously oriented movies have been, but pretty much follows logically and reasonably (with only a couple small holes we can ignore) to its conclusion.But even a bad script with this outstanding cast, and so superbly directed by a man I consider shockingly under-rated, R.G. Springsteen, would earn a high rating from me."Hellfire" I can give a 10, but only because that is the highest IMDb allows. It is one of the greatest minor-A Westerns I have ever seen and I highly recommend you go to YouTube and watch it.

Alex da Silva Card cheat Bill Elliott (Zeb) changes his ways and promises to build a church out in the Wild West after Minister H. B. Warner (brother Joseph) takes a bullet for him. The building of a church had been Warner's dream and Elliott gives his word to raise the money for it. However, he also commits to following God's path. Things get tricky when he comes across Marie Windsor (Doll) on the hunt for her sister. She has pretty much everyone after her and there is a reward out for her - dead or alive.A peculiarity of this film is the way in which it is coloured. I'm not sure how intentional it was but the colours are heavily biased towards blue-ish green and something rather peachy. I'm not sure whether this is due to the quality fading but it certainly is different. The story covers quite a lot of ground and I enjoyed the ride, despite some heavy over-preachy nonsense, particularly at the end. Shame about that, really. The ending is somewhat ambiguous - what happens next? The standout in the cast is Marie Windsor who plays her bad girl role very convincingly and has you rooting for her all the way. Go on Windsor! Shoot the holy guy. I'm fed up of his wholesome ways. The film is a buddy buddy movie at its core as we follow the relationship that develops between Elliott and Windsor as they seek their goals together. And it's not bad.

guanche PLEASE NOTE: DO NOT read this review if you plan to see the movie!! Once again Marie Windsor's star shines brightly and makes one wonder why she never got "A" movie leading roles. Her co-star (despite his top billing, still the "co" star), Bill Elliott, is also excellent as a reformed gunslinger who becomes a very effective and persuasive advocate for following the Lord's Path after a preacher takes a bullet headed his way.Windsor; who it should be noted was sort of a cowgirl who grew up in Utah; plays "Doll Brown", a female outlaw who was mistreated and brutalized early in life. She is obsessed with finding her long lost younger sister and taking revenge on those who wronged her in the past. The movie starts with her gunning down a man who it is implied (but not overtly stated) sexually abused her as a teenager. The film is pretty raw for it's time. The places she searches for her sister are clearly brothels rather than the "dance halls" depicted in most old Westerns.Elliott takes her under his wing even though she at first resists his friendship and even threatens him. Their discussions and interactions are quite touching and uncommonly deep for a Western. The movie becomes somewhat disjointed and even a bit silly towards the end. But I certainly didn't mind seeing Windsor change from cowboy duds to a skimpy saloon girl outfit with what really looks like an embroidered Mound of Venus in the crotch area! Yippee Yi Yo Kayay!!! Just as the film seems to be lightening up, and Doll appears to be on the verge of changing for the better, Grim Reality returns and she is shot in the back by her victim's brothers while reading the Bible. The film closes with Elliott embracing Doll and continuing her Bible reading. Doll is still conscious at the fade out, but it is strongly suggested---especially since the reading is from the 23rd Psalm---that only her soul is saved. A harp and wings perhaps, but no Little House on the Prairie. Very sad. A truly superior, off beat movie that deserves much more recognition than it's gotten. Just like the star.

filmaven-2 This is one of the best "B" westerns ever made. It stars the queen of the "B"s herself -- Marie Windsor, along with those two other great "B" stars, "Wild Bill" Elliott and Forrest Tucker.It has an unusual twist which sets it apart from other westerns; Bill Elliot plays a card sharp and all-around bad dude whose life is saved by a preacher who takes a bullet meant for Wild Bill (all this takes place in the first five minutes of the movie so the plot is not ruined for you).Bill promises the dying preacher that he will complete the preacher's mission and collect the money needed to build a church. He also promised to "follow the rules" i.e., raise the money without resorting to crime.Bill Elliott's efforts to change his ways and avoid temptation make for a great movie.