There were two stories going here in this film. A school teacher arrives in medicine now, and two cowpokes compete for her affections, one of which she has no interest in the beginning. Later on in one of the few action sequences the two cowpokes square off as Steve was caught cattle running with Trampas. Virginia seems broken up about hanging his friend. There is a pretty decent shoot out at the end. I still think the Italians were better with the westerns, this one is an average effort, Nice performances by Brian Donlevy and William Frawley, Barbara Britton, and the main stars McCrea, Tufts. I don't really buy the romance between Britton and McCrea as there is a lack of chemistry. 3/5.
Review of The Virginian
