I love Burt Kennedy and especially the work he did with Budd Boetticher for all those amazing Randolph Scott westerns. Those are truly some of my favorite movies. This film, while not quite on par with those, has a similar spirit and an excellent cast. The story is of an aging marshal (Robert Mitchum), who is getting ready to retire, gets wind that one of his old criminal nemesis-types (George Kennedy) is nearby and planning a robbery. The marshal makes efforts to cut this plan off at the knees, but he makes an interesting discovery and a new friend in the process. The rest of cast includes Martin Balsam, David Carradine, Tina Louise, John Carradine, Marie Windsor and Kathleen Freeman. It's a good western tale well told by Kennedy. I saw this as part of a Burt Kennedy marathon on TCM when I was laid up in the hospital for a few days last year and it was just the ticket.
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