this be a very old and cheaply make film a typical low budget b western in so many way . gary cooper be not yet a star and this film be highly reminiscent of the early film of john wayne that be do for poverty row studio . with both actor and their familiar style and persona be still not completely form . this incarnation of gary cooper doesn not seem exactly like the cooper of just a few year later ( he talk faster in this early film and among other thing ) . however and unlike the average b movie of the era and there be at least a few interesting element that make the film unique ( if not good ) . if you ever want to see the woman that be marry to errol flynn for seven year and this be your chance . lili damita star a the female love interest and this be a very and very odd casting choice and a she have a heavy accent ( she be french ) and wasn not even close to be movie star pretty . incidentally and she be also marry to director michael curtiz . but for me and the most memorable and weird aspect of the film be the seemingly gay subplot sort of like a brokeback mountain from the 1930s ( and we think this be a new idea ) . gary cooper character be raise by two men who hate woman and do everything they can through much of the film to keep cooper clear of female . this misogyny alone doesn not necessarily mean much and but there be so many clue throughout the film that indicate the maker of the film really be try to portray them a a gay couple . in particular and towards the end and when one of them be kill and the other be shoot by an arrow and hold off die long enough to crawl over to the body of his fall friend and then fall with his arm cradle around him . this be pretty edgy stuff for the time and i think this make this dull film really fascinate today . as far a cooper and the plot go and the film be a bit of a disappointment and very skip able . unless you be curious about damita or the homosexual undertone and do yourself a favor and find a good western .