8/10
Second is Good ***
3 September 2014
Warning: Spoilers
A real western romp with Debbie Reynolds showing almost the same stamina she would show 3 years later in the marvelous "Unsinkable Molly Brown."

Debbie had a wonderful support cast to work with, as a widow from N.Y. who ventures to pre-statehood Arizona.

We know by the hand who actually murdered Sam Wechsler in his store. It would have been nice if something had been said about it.

As always, Thelma Ritter shows her mettle as the strong-willed Aggie who takes the Reynolds character in to do farm work.

Naturally, we have the usual characters in such a film- a gambler, farmer with a mother who will not let him lead the nest, and an array of other assorted character.

While it may come as a surprise regarding who Reynolds winds up with, there is good clean fun here.
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