Directed by Otto Brower and David BurtonMy rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Lions Gate)
An extended opening sequence featuring two old geezers getting Gary Cooper out of a jam gets this film off to a rocky start. However, once the caravan gets underway through the prairie and mountains it turns into quite a majestic show. The location shooting is simply spectacular, from the barren plains, the muddy fort, the snow packed mountains, a river crossing and finally the Oregon redwoods. Cooper's reluctant romance with French actress Lili Damita can get a bit tedious and it takes forever for the Indians to appear, but otherwise a very good early talkie western. The Lions Gate DVD has undergone restoration and looks much better than others in the Zane Grey series.
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