I liked this quite a lot. I had never seen it until I got the DVD yesterday, and it had a few surprises. One was it's not even an hour and a half. Usually you expect these Duke things to be a couple hours. Two--it's quite similar to 'Shane' which came out the same year. Short-ish film, smallish cast, familiar plotting--did it work? Yes it did. I enjoyed the unconventional casting of Page, not a glamor queen and the movie is better off for it. Wayne was typical, on his game for the most, with some pretty good dialogue thrown in. I always enjoy seeing the 'Ford Stock Company' of Ward Bond, Leo Gordon, Paul Fix, Acosta, etc Arness included. They were good together and it helps the movie out.
Oddly sympathetic portrayal of the Apaches, esp Michael Pate. This was good, riding the coat-tails of 'Cochise' from a few years before am sure, but so what? It works.
Nicely shot, not too many gratuitous 3-D moments, typical John Ford style climax w/ the indians surrounding the wagons etc at the end, same great stunt work etc you know the drill.
I don't see how you can go wrong w/ this if you like Wayne's usual trademark Westerns, this one is a cut above in fact.
*** outta ****
Oddly sympathetic portrayal of the Apaches, esp Michael Pate. This was good, riding the coat-tails of 'Cochise' from a few years before am sure, but so what? It works.
Nicely shot, not too many gratuitous 3-D moments, typical John Ford style climax w/ the indians surrounding the wagons etc at the end, same great stunt work etc you know the drill.
I don't see how you can go wrong w/ this if you like Wayne's usual trademark Westerns, this one is a cut above in fact.
*** outta ****