what a shame that a really competent director like andre de toth who specialize in slippery and shift alliance do not get hold of this concept first . he could have help bring out the real potential and especially with the interesting character play by william bishop . a the movie stand and it pretty much of a mess ( a assert by reviewer chipe ) . the main problem be with the direction and cheap budget and and poor script . the strength lie in an excellent cast and an interesting general concept character pull in different direction by conflict force . what be need be someone with vision enough to pull together the positive element by rework the script into some kind of coherent whole and instead of the sprawling and awkward mess that it be and ( try to figure out the motivation and interplay if you can ) . also and a big budget could have match up contrast location and studio shot and and get the location out of the all too obvious la outskirt . the real shame lie in a waste of an excellent cast hayden and taylor ( before his teeth be cap ) and dehner and reef and along with james millican and william bishop shortly before their untimely death . few film illustrate the importance of an auteur with vision more than this lowly obscure western and which and in the right hand and could have be so much more .