We in the UK can thank again the Free-to-Air channels that put out these otherwise lost little movies, and once again here is one that is not at all bad. Set in 1930s Mehico with Coop and Ward Bond as oil bums down on their luck; Anthony Quinn in a typical rough, lusty role who's a dupe husband of mad Barbara Stanwyck (who's an old flame of Coop); the lovely Ruth Roman is in it as a con woman with a heart of gold; great Frankie Laine title song pops up constantly; nasty banditos about....
The fun is in comparing with other films; I immediately thought of "Treasure of the Sierra Madre", "Gilda", "Wages of Fear", "High Noon", "Warlock"; even dangerous trek/buddy films like "Vera Cruz"....
Script was by Philip Yordan; music Dimitri Tiomkim..a film with those credentials will always be worth a look.
The fun is in comparing with other films; I immediately thought of "Treasure of the Sierra Madre", "Gilda", "Wages of Fear", "High Noon", "Warlock"; even dangerous trek/buddy films like "Vera Cruz"....
Script was by Philip Yordan; music Dimitri Tiomkim..a film with those credentials will always be worth a look.