So this aristocratic dude from Columbia with a suave accent and impeccable manners tries to blackmail the judge out of $100,000 for a piece of land worth $5,000. It's a mystery why they didn't string him up for that. This was the Wild West. Instead, to make a long story short, the judge is forced to herd thousands of cattle miles and miles to thwart his move in a two week drive that must be completed in 6 days. Meanwhile, the Colombian dandy installed a mile long stretch of barbed wire, causing the judge's daughter to fall off her horse and almost bleed out from deep neck and facial cuts (I'm not kidding). Instead of shooting the Latin lover, or beating him senseless, they all forgive him immediately, and the judge and daughter ( who made a miraculous instant recovery), and the ranch hands, along with the lady newspaper editor he romanced, blow kisses to him as he waves from the train, leaving town to return to the Colombian pampas or whatever.
Review of The Big Deal
