Develiker terrible... so disappointed.

Colibel Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

GurlyIamBeach Instant Favorite.

Wyatt There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Michael O'Keefe Feels like Saturday morning at the movies. We want a hero; and Glenn Ford will do just fine. George Temple (Ford) is a former gunslinger, who is more than ready to put those days in his past. His reputation is discovered and he and his faithful wife, Dora (Jeanne Crain), seek another small town to call home. Temple becomes a shopkeeper, but when he gets drunk and shows off his skill with a gun, a tough guy (Broderick Crawford) would like to take him on.A good B&W western from MGM; gun smoke and trail dust in the air. No doubt about mild mannered Ford being the star. The cast also features: Russ Tamblyn, Leif Erickson, Noah Berry Jr., Allyn Joslyn, Virginia Gregg and John Doucette.

RanchoTuVu Glen Ford plays the owner of a general store in a small town in the West who is exceedingly good with a gun without being an actual gunfighter. He's so good he has to keep it a secret or real gunfighters will seek him out so that they can claim they're better. A bit of a lame premise, done in many a cinematic tale of the West, but Broderick Crawford and two of his associates who are on the run from a posse after robbing a bank in another town, arrive in this town looking for fresh horses when Crawford, who plays a moderately famous gunfighter looking to cement his reputation, finds out about Ford's superior skills and threatens to burn the town down unless Ford consents to a showdown on the town's main dusty dirt road. The showdown itself, the lead-up to it and the actual gunfight make this more or less worth watching if you can sit through the rest of it.

utgard14 Glenn Ford plays a storekeeper whose friends and neighbors think of him as a wimp. Finally he has enough and decides to show them how good he is with a gun, which doesn't make wife Jeanne Crain too happy. Then gunslinger Broderick Crawford comes to town. He's obsessed with being the fastest gun alive. I know what you're thinking. You're thinking nobody says anything to Crawford about Ford's ability with a gun, he leaves town without incident, and the movie ends abruptly. Well, you're wrong.This is a very good western that has what I feel to be Glenn Ford's finest acting work. His agitated and conflicted performance is unlike anything he had done up to that point. Crawford is a mixed bag here. His acting is spot-on but he seems physically wrong for the part. An overweight 45 year-old is hardly the image that springs to mind when one thinks of a headstrong gunslinger that needs badly to prove he's the best. Perhaps someone younger and leaner would have been better. John Dehner, who played one of Crawford's cohorts, would have probably been a better fit. Still, despite my problems with his casting, Crawford gives his all and does well. Jeanne Crain does fine also. Russ Tamblyn has a somewhat out of place dance number but it's still enjoyable to watch. Overall, it's a solid western. Not at the top of my list of favorites but a good one nonetheless. Ford's bravura performance alone would be worth recommending it.

kenjha A sharp-shooter puts away his guns for the sake of his family but can't escape his reputation. This is a rather strange Western in that the hero gets into trouble because he is a show off. He's itching to show people how good he is with a gun, yet he is afraid to use it in a gunfight. The cast features many familiar faces but this is not the finest hour for any of the actors. Ford looks tired. Crain looks uncomfortable. Crawford is typically blustery as the heavy (figuratively and literally). Tamblyn does a nice barnyard dance routine but it's out of place in this film. The drab cinematography and pedestrian direction don't help matters.