Summary
Wildcatter Jeff Dawson does his best to bring in a gusher in Mexico despite continual bandit raids. He asks for help from his ex-employer Ward Conway, but Conway, now married to Dawson's ex-lover Marina refuses, fearing that his wife will want to renew her romance with the other man.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 46GoodWatch 50
IMDb6.4
Audience score27%
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most westerns, −17 min on the typical 107
typical 10790Half of all westerns run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
1953
October 7, 1953
73 years ago
Genres
WesternActionDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 2
- Hugo Fregonese Director
- Alan Crosland, Jr. Second Unit Director, Editor
Writing · 1
- Philip Yordan Screenplay
Production · 1
- Milton Sperling Producer
Camera · 1
- Sidney Hickox Director of Photography
Sound · 4
- Dimitri Tiomkin Original Music Composer, Conductor
- Ray Heindorf Music Director
- Manuel Topete Sound
- M.A. Merrick Sound
Art · 2
- William Wallace Set Decoration
- Alfred Ybarra Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Gordon Bau Makeup Artist
- Kay Nelson Wardrobe Supervisor
- Marjorie Best Wardrobe Supervisor
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