Westbound may be a weaker Budd Boetticher-Randolph Scott collaboration but way above average for the movies in this period. Although the talented lead actress Virginia Mayo had limited scenes, she still made a strong presence in the scenes she was in. Boetticher most likely gave preference to another talented beauty and girlfriend Karen Steele. Michael Dante gave his usual strong performance of a soldier who had his arm cut off during the Civil War blaming himself as "half a man." Andrew Duggan is strong as the lead villain of the Confederate raiders and Michael Pate (well known for saving John Wayne in Hondo) lives up to his name as one of the best villains in the business. Good to see comedy man Wally Brown as stagecoach driver Stubby. Romantic subplots , two stunning actresses and a great musical score make Westbound a must see.
Review of Westbound
