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A sheriff tries to stop homesteader conflicts in the West after the Civil War.A sheriff tries to stop homesteader conflicts in the West after the Civil War.A sheriff tries to stop homesteader conflicts in the West after the Civil War.
Victor Adamson
- Farmer
- (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin
- Train Conductor
- (uncredited)
Polly Bond
- Town Girl #1
- (uncredited)
Danny Borzage
- Musician
- (uncredited)
Paul Brinegar
- Gambler
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaAt one point Sheriff Trimble, played by Edgar Buchanan, is musing about leaving his job and says, "Maybe I could go back to dentistry". Prior to becoming an actor, Buchanan had been a dentist.
- GoofsAlthough 400 homesteaders build houses and fences out of wood, it is never explained where the wood comes from. The land looks arid, and the only trees seem to be in town, where there is no millwork.
- Alternate versionsAlso available in a computer colorized version.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (2000)
- SoundtracksI Love Out Here in the West
Written by Fred Spielman and Kermit Goell
Arranged by Jack Elliott
Performed by Ann Dvorak (uncredited)
Featured review
Okay Entertainment, But Not Randolph Scott's Best
Uncompromising town Marshall Randolph Scott attempts to get to the bottom of a terror campaign against peaceful homesteaders who've settled on government land used by cattlemen in the plains around Abiline, Kansas.
Scott gives an appropriately stern performance in this low-budget independent production, but this just isn't as good as his color studio westerns he made in the following decade.
The script is intelligent but a bit too talky, failing to ignite any real fireworks until near the end.
Cowardly Sheriff Edger Buchanan and Lloyd Bridges as a heroic farmer give adequate support, but villainous Jack Lambert is a real standout.
Ann Dvorak's incredibly leggy costumes are a real treat.
Scott gives an appropriately stern performance in this low-budget independent production, but this just isn't as good as his color studio westerns he made in the following decade.
The script is intelligent but a bit too talky, failing to ignite any real fireworks until near the end.
Cowardly Sheriff Edger Buchanan and Lloyd Bridges as a heroic farmer give adequate support, but villainous Jack Lambert is a real standout.
Ann Dvorak's incredibly leggy costumes are a real treat.
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- FightingWesterner
- Nov 4, 2009
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- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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