Joel McCrea stars as Wyatt Earp, who eventually concedes to the pleas of the town leaders and accepts the dangerous job as law enforcement officer in the wild settlement of Wichita in 1874 where cowboys cause havoc...
Wichita is an excellent western decked in Technicolor but it's the script that is sparkling. It's engaging as well as having dark moments. The dialogue is intelligent and drives the story. The town of Wichita and the mayhem caused by the cowboys is well depicted - Joel McCrea makes an excellent Wyatt Earp underplaying yet making a strong figure who aims to bring law and order to the wide-open cow town of Wichita. There's a good cast and it's well directed by Jacques Tourneur, which isn't surprising.
Wichita is an excellent western decked in Technicolor but it's the script that is sparkling. It's engaging as well as having dark moments. The dialogue is intelligent and drives the story. The town of Wichita and the mayhem caused by the cowboys is well depicted - Joel McCrea makes an excellent Wyatt Earp underplaying yet making a strong figure who aims to bring law and order to the wide-open cow town of Wichita. There's a good cast and it's well directed by Jacques Tourneur, which isn't surprising.