Solitary gunman stands alone against a village for crimes he didn't do. He have some help from the sheriff's daughter, and, of course, they fell in love (But they don't leave the village at the end of the film!) Nothing new under the western sky? Not really in the story. But actor Ray Milland, in his first and only experience as a director, did a very fine job with the cast (except, of course, with awfull Raymond Burr). The 10 first minutes of the film are unique : no word is spoken! In the night scenes, Milland adopts the film noir genre, even if the film is in color (But, you know, men talking in the shadow...) Because of these directing qualies, we forget that the story have been seen a thousand times in western, and this little film becomes very pleasant to watch, for fans of old westerns.
Review of A Man Alone
