With his mournful voice, sad eyes, and cadaverous body, Royal Dano, doesn't look or sound like anyone else. He was best playing a victim of one kind or another. Here, he plays the hapless Obie Taylor, a lonely farmer said to have brought back a pile of gold from his time in the California gold rush. Trouble is that he denies it in a convincing way and certainly doesn't look like he has a dime. Nonetheless, the hidden gold rumor reaches the usual greedy types and two of them drag Obie, hoping he'll reveal the location. Now the marshal is interested, even as Obie is smitten by comely saloon girl Ella (Kathy Adams) who makes eyes at him.
Final scene gives the inimitable Dano a chance to tug at everyone's heart-strings. I still remember his portrayal of Abe Lincoln on the old Omnibus show, probably the most moving portrayal ever. Anyway, it's a pretty good entry, waiting around to see what will happen to Dano. In passing-- I didn't know Dodge stocked up on Maidenform bra's, but Miss Adams certainly sports an uplift model. In fact, the last shot looks like the two biggest peaks in the flat state of Kansas-- so, hang around, guys.