Glenn Ford plays here a character close to the one he had in FASTEST GUN ALIVE. It is a western in the fifties fashion, more than the late sixties, less gloomy than the others from this very same period. It could have been a topic for Budd Boetticher -Randolph Scott partnership. It remains bittersweet however, with a rather unexpected ending. Richard Thorpe's son gives here a good job, so shame that he did not proceed for the big screen. Arthur Kennedy nearly steals the show. The best scene is where both Ford and Kennedy - not the Presidents ! - are tied down on the ground and surrounded by vultures. It's s shame that it did not last a bit longer. Good character analysis, without being totally a psychological western.
Review of Day of the Evil Gun
