Maureen O'Sullivan plays a just wed woman about to begin her honeymoon with her rather callous new husband. Randolph Scott plays a lonesome ranch hand who just lost his horse on a bad bet and is forced to walk 20 miles with his saddle on his sweaty back to the ranch he just purchased. (Un)Forunately a stagecoach carrying the honeymooners happens to intersect on the road with Randolph Scott and this is where the story takes a turn for the worse.
The values of the two men (the recently married John Hubbard and Randolph Scott) on the stagecoach are seriously tested when a gang of robbers led by the always ornery Richard Boone intercepts the stagecoach and holds the wealthy Doretta Mims (Maureen O'Sullivan) hostage. No sooner can the cowardly Willard Mims the snively husband blurt out "don't kill me" then he advises the robbers that his newlywed wife's father is a rich cattle and oil baron and she can be held for a kings ransom. As Willard Sims makes good on the ransom money and is awarded his freedom he abandons his newlywed wife for Randolph Scott to protect and get out of this sticky kidnapping.
Greed is always a good story line for an old 1950's style western and who better to play the good samaritan and tough as nails cowboy then the great Randolph Scott.
I give this classic as they come western a decent 7 out of 10 IMDB rating.
The values of the two men (the recently married John Hubbard and Randolph Scott) on the stagecoach are seriously tested when a gang of robbers led by the always ornery Richard Boone intercepts the stagecoach and holds the wealthy Doretta Mims (Maureen O'Sullivan) hostage. No sooner can the cowardly Willard Mims the snively husband blurt out "don't kill me" then he advises the robbers that his newlywed wife's father is a rich cattle and oil baron and she can be held for a kings ransom. As Willard Sims makes good on the ransom money and is awarded his freedom he abandons his newlywed wife for Randolph Scott to protect and get out of this sticky kidnapping.
Greed is always a good story line for an old 1950's style western and who better to play the good samaritan and tough as nails cowboy then the great Randolph Scott.
I give this classic as they come western a decent 7 out of 10 IMDB rating.