Unimpressive Western with an Impressive Cast and Production.
Joel McCrea, Zachary Scott, Bob Steele, Dorthy Malone, Alexis Smith are in the Expensive Cast-List.
Max Steiner is the Composer.
The Movie was Shot in Technicolor.
What's Unimpressive about the Movie is the that it Fails to Deliver much in Entertainment Value.
Relying on Dull Dialog, Routine Characters in a Recycled Plot about Long-Time Friends Finding it Difficult to Remain Loyal.
The Civil-War and its Ramifications on, well, Everything and Everybody finds the "Three Amigos' Burned-Out of Their Ranch by Ruthless "Yankee" Scumbags.
The Ranch was Named "The Three Bells".
And as a Symbol They All Wear "Tinkling" Little Bells on Their Spurs.
Pay Attention Now because this is a "Key" Thread Running throughout the Movie.
A Silly and Goofy Tie-In to the Disenfranchising of a Once-Bonded Team,
By 1949 Hollywood had Perfected its Craft of Assembly-Line Art with a Studio-System.
Peeking in 1939 and 10 Years Later, the Formulaic Nature did the Art of Motion Pictures No Favors.
1949 was the Beginning of the End of Such Robotic Capitalization.
Because the Inherent Influence of Money in the Production caused a "Play it Safe at All Costs".
The Industrialized Stifling of Otherwise Talented Artists that were Under Strict, Binding Contracts by the Studios.
This Movie is a Good Example of Coasting.
Uninspired By-the-Numbers "Product" to be Sold to the Masses with Guaranteed Return on the Investment.
Problem is...It would Not be Guaranteed Forever.
10 Years Later the Studio-System would Begin to Collapse Under its Own Weight.
Joel McCrea, Zachary Scott, Bob Steele, Dorthy Malone, Alexis Smith are in the Expensive Cast-List.
Max Steiner is the Composer.
The Movie was Shot in Technicolor.
What's Unimpressive about the Movie is the that it Fails to Deliver much in Entertainment Value.
Relying on Dull Dialog, Routine Characters in a Recycled Plot about Long-Time Friends Finding it Difficult to Remain Loyal.
The Civil-War and its Ramifications on, well, Everything and Everybody finds the "Three Amigos' Burned-Out of Their Ranch by Ruthless "Yankee" Scumbags.
The Ranch was Named "The Three Bells".
And as a Symbol They All Wear "Tinkling" Little Bells on Their Spurs.
Pay Attention Now because this is a "Key" Thread Running throughout the Movie.
A Silly and Goofy Tie-In to the Disenfranchising of a Once-Bonded Team,
By 1949 Hollywood had Perfected its Craft of Assembly-Line Art with a Studio-System.
Peeking in 1939 and 10 Years Later, the Formulaic Nature did the Art of Motion Pictures No Favors.
1949 was the Beginning of the End of Such Robotic Capitalization.
Because the Inherent Influence of Money in the Production caused a "Play it Safe at All Costs".
The Industrialized Stifling of Otherwise Talented Artists that were Under Strict, Binding Contracts by the Studios.
This Movie is a Good Example of Coasting.
Uninspired By-the-Numbers "Product" to be Sold to the Masses with Guaranteed Return on the Investment.
Problem is...It would Not be Guaranteed Forever.
10 Years Later the Studio-System would Begin to Collapse Under its Own Weight.