Universal-International Pictures
Directed by Earl Bellamy
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Encore)
Gritty little B western where a stagecoach ride turns into a desert survival story when one of the passengers comes down with small pox. Characters include a Chinese woman who deals with racism then comes down with the disease and another woman with aspirations to become a doctor. The men are mostly rascals, including Martin Landau as a manic gambler only out for himself. Then there are the ever-present Apache Indians and coyotes, who are heard but never seen. Consistently interesting with good black and white photography in a stark landscape make this a hidden gem.
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