Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Cole Younger, Gunfighter (1958)

Allied Artists
Directed by R.G. Springsteen
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)

The Texas state police, known as "bluebellies", intimidate two innocent young ranchers to the point of murder. Forced to go on the lam, they meet up with none other than Cole Younger, gunfighter. Younger takes one of them under his wing and teaches him how to defend himself with honor. Meanwhile, the other one goes back home and romances his friend's girl, then frames him for murder. It all ends up in a courtroom trial where Younger is the surprise witness. Not bad, really, as long as you can accept Cole Younger as a loner outlaw with a heart of gold.

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