i be attract to this one by the cast and particularly jimmy cagney and william bendix . i know from read the user review that there be little or no plot . none the less i watch out of curiosity . now and i be a fan of the classic old postwar b and w flick and but this one ultimately fall flat . for about the first half and one be engage by the variety of character come before u and and the slice of life rumination and quasi philosophical discourse . however and that wear thin and and the second half be a drag . the peculiar old western gunslinger be a puzzle while he seem to fill no dramatic purpose . the presence of many odd cutaway indicate that a lot of the original shoot wind up on the cutting room floor . cagney seem to be present a a sort of resident philosopher or observer and but in the end he dispense no particular wisdom and one be curious a to exactly what his purpose be as well . cagney and bendix performance be the best part of the movie and but not enough to make it work . in the end and it a drag .