richard harris be sean kilpatrick and the unlikely sheriff of a small texas town who always try to avoid violence . however and he undergo a major change of heart once frank brand ( an excellent rod taylor ) and a cold blood outlaw and and his nasty gang and cause a ruckus in his town and and lead to the death of kilpatrick wife and son . kilpatrick relentlessly track them down and even a they cross the border into mexico and where kilpatrick progress be both helped and hinder by mexican policeman gutierrez ( al lettieri ) and who be also after brand but want to do thing the legal way . while this western ( from a story by samuel fuller and also the original director but fire after dispute with star harris ) would not be for everybody because of it grim and sometimes ugly nature and there no doubt that it hit a real nerve . it doesn not glorify vigilantism and instead work a an examination of how an obsession with justice can lead basically good people down a very dark path . a the movie go on and kilpatrick display a newfound proclivity towards ruthlessness . ( perhaps most interesting be have brand display a touch of humanity late in the movie a he try to reach out to his own daughter . ) it also serve a a good contrast between conflict idea a kilpatrick and gutierrez strike up their rather volatile relationship . excellent widescreen photography be one asset while a most amusing support cast be another . neville brand be great a choo choo and so name for a rail tie at the end of one limb where his hand use to be . william smith be interesting a the thuggish but seemingly mentally challenge schoolboy and and paul benjamin be fine a jacob and the dapper black gentleman who for whatever unfathomable reason ride with these men and put up with a lot of their nonsense . but taylor be the most fun a the swagger lowlife who put the whole plot into motion . the movie be rather slowly pace and but offer a very adult story for western fan . it pack a rather mean punch and while not particularly memorable and it still pretty good entertainment . positive .