Ben Cutler was former
a sheriff but it’s been more than 20 years since he’s worn a badge. The town’s bank is robbed and he joins
the posse to chase down the culprits.
Sheriff Hiram Cain is killed by one of the robbers and the town asks Ben
to take over his job. Eddie ‘The
Kid’ Campbell received a flesh wound to his forehead. He’s taken into custody and is in jail for killing
Cain. The Kid grew up in this town
and Ben’s daughter Laurie knows him from her childhood. She doesn’t believe The Kid is guilty
of killing the Marshal. The Kid
goes before the judge to determine if he is innocent or guilty.
There are a lot of
mixed feelings among the townspeople over this trial. Some believe Ben and others think The Kid may be innocent? A fast talking lawyer is brought in to
defend The Kid and his fee could be paid from the money taken from the bank? The lawyer gets several of the men
giving statements to say they aren’t sure The Kid pulled the trigger on Cain? I wasn’t sure myself what really
happened but I didn’t want to go back and watch the scenes with the
posse!! 3 ½* (I liked this
movie)
85
min, Western directed by Nathan Juran with Fred MacMurray, Margaret Hayes,
Robert Vaughn, Joan Blackman, James Drury, Wendell Holmes, Edmon Ryan, Stacy
Harris, Kathryn Card, Emile Meyer, Bing Russell.
Note: Imdb 6.3 out of 10, 46% audience on
Rotten Tomatoes, Amazon 4* out of 5* with 27 reviews, Letterboxd 3.1* out of 5*
with 4 reviews.
Special
Note: The theme song for the film
3.10 to Yuma from 1957 is played frequently. Fred McMurray was a frugal person and he always brought a sandwich
for his lunch on the set.
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