The workers on the railroad haven't been paid in several months, then a fired railroad man called Grant Maclaine (James Stewart) is re-hired and trusted by the railway chief (J.C.Flippen) and wife (Elaine Stewart) to carry a ten thousand dollar payroll in secret, even though he is suspected of being connected to outlaws. As a bunch of outlaws have heisted previous attempts to get the payroll through . As the railroad worker discovers that the robbers bent on stealing the payroll with which he has been entrusted are being led by a known bandit .That's why Whitey (Dan Duryea) and his gang, including the tough and sympathetic Utica Kid (Audie Murphy) , keep holding up the train for its payroll. This was the night when the naked fury of the McLaines flamed out with consuming vengeance across a terrorized land!THE SAGA OF THE McLAINE BROTHERS! The Saga of the Brothers and the savagery of their blood feud!.Saga of the McLaine Brothers, who followed different trails, lived by different laws, but wanted the same woman!
It's a Rough-Riding Adventure full of Fast-Shooting Thrills as the Phenomenal James Stewart and Audie Murphy head a Stellar Cast in this Celebrated Western Favorite. Furthermore, a young boy played by the child prodigy Brandon De Wilde and a shoebox figure into the plot when Whitey's gang tries to hold up the train, and Grant and the Kid meet again to settle an old score . Anthony Mann was set to shoot , at Stewart's request , but he declined , damaging his relationship with Stewart . Enthusiasts of the stars and the genre will enjoy this solid entry but will also wonder how much better it could've been with Mann at the helm . Director James Neilson wades throught a peculiar relationship between good brother and bad brother giving interesting and agreeable chemical among them . James Stewart gives a nice acting in his usual style as Grant McLaine, a former railroad employee who was fired in disgrace, is recruited to take the payroll through undercover , and even he plays accordion and sings two songs . While Murphy plays the fast-shooting, dangerous, but likeable pistolero called Utica Kid . They are very well accompanied by a a familiar support cast as Dan Duryea ,Dianne Foster , Elaine Stewart , Brandon De Wilde ,Jay C. Flippen , Jack Elam , Olive Carey , Herbert Anderson, Robert J. Wilke , Donald Curtis , Ellen Corby .
It packs a colorful and brilliant cinematography by William Daniels . As well as rousing and moving musical score by Dimitri Tiomkin . This picture was professionally directed by James Neilson , though it was to have been directed by Anthny Mann who pulled out at the last minute because he felt the script was not up to scratch . Neilson directed some films as Summer magic (1962) , Dr Syn alias the scarecrow (1963) , The moon-spinners (1964) m The adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1965) , but he went on working for Television , making episodes of famous series .
It's a Rough-Riding Adventure full of Fast-Shooting Thrills as the Phenomenal James Stewart and Audie Murphy head a Stellar Cast in this Celebrated Western Favorite. Furthermore, a young boy played by the child prodigy Brandon De Wilde and a shoebox figure into the plot when Whitey's gang tries to hold up the train, and Grant and the Kid meet again to settle an old score . Anthony Mann was set to shoot , at Stewart's request , but he declined , damaging his relationship with Stewart . Enthusiasts of the stars and the genre will enjoy this solid entry but will also wonder how much better it could've been with Mann at the helm . Director James Neilson wades throught a peculiar relationship between good brother and bad brother giving interesting and agreeable chemical among them . James Stewart gives a nice acting in his usual style as Grant McLaine, a former railroad employee who was fired in disgrace, is recruited to take the payroll through undercover , and even he plays accordion and sings two songs . While Murphy plays the fast-shooting, dangerous, but likeable pistolero called Utica Kid . They are very well accompanied by a a familiar support cast as Dan Duryea ,Dianne Foster , Elaine Stewart , Brandon De Wilde ,Jay C. Flippen , Jack Elam , Olive Carey , Herbert Anderson, Robert J. Wilke , Donald Curtis , Ellen Corby .
It packs a colorful and brilliant cinematography by William Daniels . As well as rousing and moving musical score by Dimitri Tiomkin . This picture was professionally directed by James Neilson , though it was to have been directed by Anthny Mann who pulled out at the last minute because he felt the script was not up to scratch . Neilson directed some films as Summer magic (1962) , Dr Syn alias the scarecrow (1963) , The moon-spinners (1964) m The adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1965) , but he went on working for Television , making episodes of famous series .