Columbia Pictures
Directed by William Castle
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(DVD, Mill Creek)
Rugged outdoorsman Dennis Morgan arrives by bus in a Colorado boom town. College educated William Talman arrives the same day, and they get into a fistfight at the local hotel over a room. However, they gain mutual respect and end up not only friends but partners. They venture into the desert to find uranium, hiring a local Indian guide. They eventually strike and manage to file a claim by outmaneuvering ruthless competitors. Morgan celebrates in town while Talman waits in the desert. Morgan unknowingly meets Talman's girlfriend and they have a whirlwind romance, ending up married when they head back to the desert together! Talman is incensed and storms back to the east coast where he rakes in money from the mine but also plots an intricate revenge scheme against Morgan. It's hard to find someone to root for in this melodrama, just about everyone has an ulterior motive, but I can't say I was bored by this "nuclear western"!
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