7/10
Solemn semi-Western without much excitement...
27 December 1999
Warning: Spoilers
"Great Day in the Morning" had one main point: While the Indians are fighting for the possession of the land, the white men are taking part in the events leading up to the Civil War for the same land...

Robert Stack acts with considerable force, humor and salty flavor since his arrival to Denver at the outbreak of the Civil War... In a Poker game, he wins a 'big hand' from a 'little lady.' Barbara Rush deals out a surprising twist of fate impossible to beat!

The glamorous blonde beauty Virginia Mayo plays, with just, the right romantic woman and adventurous spirit... And Ruth Roman proves to be a genuine strong-willed character... Unfortunately she is Raymond Burr's victim...

All the characters help disguise the weaknesses and lack of the originality of the gold rush fever... But Jacques Tourneur's camera-work on the great outdoors deserves top mention... His shots are so nice to watch...

Raymond Burr, who stakes his money and his saloon on the turn of the cards, appears fascinated in his heavy role...
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