Monday, December 17, 2012

Badman's Country (1958)

Warner Bros.
Directed by Fred F. Sears
My rating: 1.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Encore)

George Montgomery vehicle in which he plays the reluctant sheriff of Abilene, Kansas, hired to protect the town from the "wild bunch". This features every major old west legend: Pat Garrett, Billy the Kid, Sundance, Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, even Buffalo Bill shows up. The large cast, short running time and low budget do not allow Sears much in the way of characterization, and most of that consists of terrible dialogue between Montgomery and his fiance. Still, just enough going on otherwise, a botched bank robbery and shootout on Main Street, to keep it from being a complete waste of time.

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