Released from prison, former gunslinger Hardin (Rock Hudson) tries hard to publish his autobiography in order to rehabilitate his reputation. Many years later, balladist Bob Dylan summed up his saga like this: ¨John Wesley Hardin / Was a friend to the poor / He traveled with a gun in every hand / All along this countryside / He opened a many a door / But he was never known / To hurt an honest man / It was down in Chaynee County / A time they talk about / With his lady by his side / He took a stand / And soon the situation there / Was all but straightened out / For he was always known / To lend a helping hand / All across the telegraph / His name it did resound / But no charge held against him / Could they prove / And there was no man around / Who could track or chain him down / He was never known / To make a foolish move¨
Review of The Lawless Breed
The Lawless Breed
(1952)
He never killed a man who had not tried to kill him beforehand
12 July 2022