A bounty hunter transporting a wanted killer to trial picks up a pair of outlaws and a station master’s wife on the trail. As ambiguous allegiances and motivations come into question, the murderer’s brother quickly approaches. Director Budd Boetticher and star Randolph Scott efficiently used a tight Burt Kennedy script to make an unforgettable, fast-moving western masterpiece. Pernell Roberts, James Best, Lee Van Cleef, and, in his big screen debut, James Coburn co-star.
