This is a predictable B Western, done in widescreen but unfortunately in black and white, starring Victor Mature as a former Confederate officer who ends up leading a group of women, including his daughter Reba Waters, through Apache territory, and is accused of stealing payroll which he claims he was returning. Elaine Stewart and Faith Domergue are sisters as different as night and day, with Domergue completely disagreeable and over the top in her nastiness. Mature does the best he can to keep the peace, but with Domergue threatening to give away their location with her every squawk, that won't be easy.
The best moment in this film comes with the character of a wounded former slave (Rex Ingram), knowing that he's going to slow them down, making a drastic decision to save the rest of the group. Of course Domergue isn't at all in favor of him going, so it's easy to hope she'll be victim to an Apache arrow. On the other hand, Stewart is willing to risk it to save a life, even if hers is at risk, so the black and whiteness of these two women becomes rather annoying to watch. There's a large cast of familiar western character actors including Noah Beery Jr., Slim Pickens and William Ching. Coming rather late in the B Western genre, this is nothing spectacular, and Mature is obviously there to do his work and collect his paycheck. You'll pretty much forget about this one as soon as it's over.
The best moment in this film comes with the character of a wounded former slave (Rex Ingram), knowing that he's going to slow them down, making a drastic decision to save the rest of the group. Of course Domergue isn't at all in favor of him going, so it's easy to hope she'll be victim to an Apache arrow. On the other hand, Stewart is willing to risk it to save a life, even if hers is at risk, so the black and whiteness of these two women becomes rather annoying to watch. There's a large cast of familiar western character actors including Noah Beery Jr., Slim Pickens and William Ching. Coming rather late in the B Western genre, this is nothing spectacular, and Mature is obviously there to do his work and collect his paycheck. You'll pretty much forget about this one as soon as it's over.