The Outcast (1954)
7/10
Better Than Some Republic Efforts
6 December 2019
Warning: Spoilers
This is a B feature set up for John Derek, but the supporting cast often gets some attention. The departure here from Rebublics formula is that the women (there are 2 of them) get more script than in most westerns. This makes sense as Derek would go on to marry Uresla Andress, Linda Evans, and Bo Derek. Here he gets the attention of both the main women in the cast.

With Slim Pickens and Jim Davis on board, there's plenty of gun fighting and lots of the standard plot fare. We have a family feud and a missing will, crooked lawyer and a split in a family. Makes for an intense 90 minutes. The music in this one is good and credited to R. Dale Butts. Mr. Butts did music in a lot of films but his real life distinction is he was the guy who married and divorced Dale Evans before Roy Rogers, another major Republic studio star.
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