I think everyone else did a really good job of reviewing this here, so let me pick a couple of nits for fun and call it a (great) day (in the morning).
1) Why do the women in these films always appear as impossibly well-coiffed "gals" who just gotta get their men? (And they often end up fighting over the one dude who isn't really that much of a catch.) I swear, when Virginia Mayo hops down from her horse in perfect shape after a horribly long, dusty, dirty and physically-exhausting journey, I knew we were in trouble.
2) I know Robert Stack was considered to have been a decent actor, but I felt he was terribly miscast in this. He is supposed to be from North Carolina, but nothing about him says he's a Tar Heel, especially his deep Los Angeles baritone voice. He throws in one "Nawth Carolina" reference early on which ends up being the sum total of his accent for the entire film.
That having been said, I understand why fans of this genre would find this film appealing. It has an interesting premise, but it fell into cliché-land a few too many times for my taste.
1) Why do the women in these films always appear as impossibly well-coiffed "gals" who just gotta get their men? (And they often end up fighting over the one dude who isn't really that much of a catch.) I swear, when Virginia Mayo hops down from her horse in perfect shape after a horribly long, dusty, dirty and physically-exhausting journey, I knew we were in trouble.
2) I know Robert Stack was considered to have been a decent actor, but I felt he was terribly miscast in this. He is supposed to be from North Carolina, but nothing about him says he's a Tar Heel, especially his deep Los Angeles baritone voice. He throws in one "Nawth Carolina" reference early on which ends up being the sum total of his accent for the entire film.
That having been said, I understand why fans of this genre would find this film appealing. It has an interesting premise, but it fell into cliché-land a few too many times for my taste.