A dying marshal deputizes a drifter to deliver the two killers in his custody to prison. However, the new deputy must elude a pair of bounty hunters who want to deliver the prisoners themselves to collect the reward and would think nothing of killing the deputy to get them.
Acting
Sal Mineo plays against type as a smirking, dangerous killer.
Production
TV budget western that somehow feels more raw than prestige epics.
Director
Alex March
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made for ABC's 'Movie of the Week'—part of a 1960s wave of TV westerns that let smaller stories compete with Hollywood epics through sheer character work.
Robert Horton had just quit 'Wagon Train' to escape typecasting as a wholesome cowboy. Kiowa's cynical weariness? That's not acting.
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