Review of The Hard Man

Steve is the Hard Man...he represents the law and he kills most of the bad guys he chases. When he kills a bad guy who turns out to most probably be innocent, Steve goes after the truth, and along the way he must deal with Lorne Greene playing Rice Martin, Rice's flirty wife, Fern, and his own conscience. After some nifty gun play and even some sentiment when Steve comes to the aid of an orphan boy, Fern gets found out for what she is. She framed the innocent man causing Steve to kill him and now she must stand trial for her sins. It all comes out nice and the journey along the way is at least average TV viewing for us Western lovers. They make them a whole lot better than this, but "The Hard Man" will do as passing entertainment. Lorne Greene does a bad job acting, but then again, he has very little to work with. Plenty of good character parts help keep things interesting. Rudy Bond plays a bad guy and you will recognize his snout from his role in the Godfather, Streetcar Named Desire and many, many more Hollywood big shows. Maybe C++ would be a good grade for this film, but if you are a Western fan, that's a good enough excuse to watch.