Year of Release: 1939Country of Origin: USA
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Ann Sheridan
Plot outline: A soldier of fortune takes on the corrupt boss of a Western town (IMDb).
Swashbuckler Errol Flynn stars in his first western along with pals Olivia de Havilland, Bruce Cabot, Alan Hale, and Guinn “Big Boy” Williams. Flynn and de Havilland make the perfect screen couple and were paired probably a dozen times by Warner Bros. Michael Curtiz, one of the best directors of the 1930s and 1940s, keeps the sets busy and the story moving. He also compensates for the shallowness of characters and story with activity. There are some nice action set pieces including possibly the biggest saloon brawl ever filmed, sparked by Yankees and Rebels singing their old army tunes in a contest reminiscent of the one in Curtiz' Casablanca. A thrilling gunfight aboard a hurtling, burning train, and a cattle stampede afford much absorption for the popcorn masticator. Alan Hale provides some broad comic relief, as he always does. (GC)
My judgement: **1/2 out of 4 stars
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