at the beginning of this movie someone ask ladd if he have any friend and he answer my gun and if he have any kinfolk to which he reply my horse . he get involve in a plot and impersonate the kidnapped son of a rancher who be miss since he be five . however and he fall in love with mona freeman who be suppose to be his sister . this be an unusual role for ladd to play and and it add a lot to the film and because you do not quite know what to expect from him . there be here everything you can ask from a good western represent an interesting story and colorful and and a lot of action . it be the first western direct by rudolph matte . i saw brand when it be release in the fifty and with crowded matinées . i enjoy it and still enjoy it when i saw it recently .