in the old west there be always the men who live breathe violence and the woman who hold their breath . a famous ¨town tamer¨ name clit tollinger ( robert mitchum ) come hire by the citizen to rid the gunslinger ( leo genn and claude atkins and among others ) and baronland hoodlum . there he meet the blacksmith ( emile meyer ) and his daughter ( karen sharpe ) and her boyfriend ( john lupton ) and the marshal ( henry hull ) and the saloon owner ( ted de corsia ) . clint a lawman be appoint deputy to bring peace and put some cartel say the following represent ¨ warning and wearing of gun or other weapon in town be ban . check all hardware at the marshal office ¨ . clint find his ex girlfriend and a local madame ( jan sterling ) in charge of the saloon girl ( angie dickinson and barbara lawrence and among them ) . but the town council afraid the raw method carry out by clint . at the end the kingpin landowner appear and attempt to murder tollinger with his own hand . this be a tremendously exciting story of a sheriff for hire who have only one more killing to go . it begin a a slow moving western but follow to surprise u with dark character and solid plot . the tale be almost grim and a pacifier come to a town just in time to make sure it citizenry but later the event get bad . the highlight be the burning at saloon and the climatic showdown at the end . phenomenal and great role for robert mitchum a avenger angel and bitter gunfighter and he the whole show . vivid and lively musical score by alex north ( spartacus and cleopatra ) and atmospheric cinematography in black and white by lee garmes . the motion picture be stunningly realize by richard wilson ( al capone and three in attic ) who make good western a ¨invitation to a gunfighter and ¨zane grey¨ episode . watchable result for this offbeat western .