Redwarmin This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

SeeQuant Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

DKosty123 Here we have Alan Ladd as "The Dutchman", educated criminal who wants to steal a pile of gold. With help from fellow ex-con Ernest Bornine, and others, they succeed. There are many perils along the way.There are fights, the Sheriff, the parole board, and the bad guys trying to steal the gold including a deputy. Neihimah Persoff is the dynamite guy, as they have to go into an abandoned shaft and blast the gold out at the same time as the regular mine next to this shaft. The blast is at 4PM.They must be on daylight savings time as they get a lot done after the blast and when the movie ends, it is still not sun down. The last parts of the film are where most of the action is after the opening fight in prison. Overall, the film is pretty satisfying with a couple of good looking women to keep our heros busy and one who helps save them in the end.

utgard14 Recently released from prison, Alan Ladd and Ernest Borgnine head to the town where each was done wrong years before. Borgnine wants to go straight but Ladd has plans to rob a gold mine and asks Borgnine to join him. Delmer Daves directs this enjoyable western remake of The Asphalt Jungle. Alan Ladd is good in what is probably my favorite film of his post-Shane. He has nice chemistry with pretty Claire Kelly. Ernest Borgnine and Katy Jurado steal the movie playing very sympathetic likable characters. I was rooting for them to get a happy ending. Nice support from Nehemiah Persoff, Kent Smith, Robert Emhardt, and Adam Williams. Not one of the more appreciated films from Daves or the stars but it should be. I think if it weren't for it being in the shadow of the classic film noir it's a remake of, it would be more well-known.

grantss Interesting story, clumsily told. Had the makings of a great western: the crime-caper, the double- crossings, the romance, and throw in some personal histories and racial and social issues. For the most part, it works well. Yet some scenes are cringe-worthy in their clumsiness. Just about any scene involving Ernest Borgnine and Katy Jurado, for example. There was absolutely no chemistry there (and this is more the script's fault, rather than their's), and their relationship just seem contrived. Some of the twists in the plot are also quite predictable.This said, the movie moves along at a good pace, the action scenes are good, and the ending wraps up the story nicely.Good performance by Alan Ladd in the lead role. Good support from Ernest Borgnine, Katy Jurado and Claire Kelly. I can't believe Claire Kelly didn't become a bigger star: she certainly had the looks, and was a decent actress.

whpratt1 Enjoyed this great film directed by Delmer Daves who is a very famous director and this story is about two prisoners from Arizona Territorial Prison in 1898. Alan Ladd plays the role of the Dutchman who was framed for stealing gold and is a very educated man with lots of experience in mining for gold. Ernest Borgnine, (John McBain) is in prison for killing a man and they are both released from prison together. As soon as Dutchman gets out of prison he immediately gets himself involved with stealing gold from a mine he knows is very rich with gold and has hidden the passage to this area in the mountain. There are plenty of men in town watching what John McBain and Dutchman are up to and they run into some very difficult situations which will keep you guessing just how this film will eventually end. Great Film.