A Brilliant Conflict

It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

In this film, the 29 year old John Wayne demonstrates his marksmanship as a gunfighter. He was married and his wife had given birth to Michael Wayne two years earlier. By now, he was well on his way to becoming a thoroughbred cowboy because the breadth and depth of the westerns that he was appearing in.