Though he fought for the North in the Civil War, John is asked by the Governor of Texas to get rid of some troublesome carpetbaggers. He enlists the help of Holden before learning that Holden too is plundering the local folk.
An unusually nuanced story of personal relations, corrupt leadership, and the right and wrong according to ones belief. The carpetbaggers story is always interesting -as well as the dynamic of a former Union soldier determined to help his Confederate neighbours who all think him a traitor. Wayne is charismatic as usual, Ann Rutherford's charming and the villains - heavy Cy Kendall and his henchmen Bob Kortman - are effective, their corrupting ways upping the challenge our heroes have to confront. The story is set up well and it's not just a series of chases and shootouts, which of course, comes in due course.
An unusually nuanced story of personal relations, corrupt leadership, and the right and wrong according to ones belief. The carpetbaggers story is always interesting -as well as the dynamic of a former Union soldier determined to help his Confederate neighbours who all think him a traitor. Wayne is charismatic as usual, Ann Rutherford's charming and the villains - heavy Cy Kendall and his henchmen Bob Kortman - are effective, their corrupting ways upping the challenge our heroes have to confront. The story is set up well and it's not just a series of chases and shootouts, which of course, comes in due course.