another very good mann flick thanks to the father or son combination of walter brennan and jimmy stewart . brennan ( ben tatum ) be often the comedic conscience of either stewart or wayne ( red river or rio bravo ) . he there to see that the young man take the ride fork or bend . youre wrong mr. dunston . jeff webster ( stewart ) give off the impression he care only for himself but it be clear he can not desert brennan . john mcintire be excellent a the law of skagway with due respect for the trapping of justice over the reality of it . another key theme be help people and in turn be help by people . the loner can do neither and suffers for it . the caption above play on tatum assertion that he can not live without his coffee . this nicotine addiction prove fatal . probably the first and last time on the screen . i recommend this film and now own the dvd .