Friday, September 13, 2013

The Spoilers (1955)

Universal-International
Directed by Jesse Hibbs
My rating: 1.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Encore Westerns)

Fifth filming of the story of Alaskan miners tangling with a group masquerading as lawmen trying to jump their gold claim using legal tricks. It resembles the western TV shows of the time: stereotyped characters filmed on the Universal back lot. The famous fight scene for the ending lacks a punch, mainly due to lead Chandler's lack of charisma. There is a poorly staged model train wreck featuring obvious toy passengers not to scale.

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