dodge city and kansa 1872. longhorn cattle center of the world and wide open babylon of the american frontier pack with settler and thief and gunman . dodge city . roll in wealth from the great texas trail herd . the town that know no ethic but cash and kill . enter trail bos wade hatton and cunningly disguise a a dash errol flynn . dodge city and an all action western from start to finish and find errol flynn { in his first western out } on tip top form . base around the story of wyatt earp and michael curtiz expensively assemble film charm a much today a it do to audiences back in 1939. all the genre staple be hold the piece together and dastardly villain and pretty gal and wagon train and cattle drive and iron horse and civil war and shoot out and fist fight and of course an heroic sheriff . all neatly fold by the astute and impressive curtiz . aid by sol polito fluid technicolor enhance photography and and max steiner breezy score and curtiz set piece shine as much a they enthral . a burn runaway train and the fine saloon brawl in cinema be the stand out and but there be many other high point on which to hang the hat of praise . very much a male dominate film and it with the lady that dodge city fails to reach great height . olivia de havilland and who be always a feast for the eye in technicolor and dislike her role a abbie irving and and it not hard to see why . there be not much for her to get her teeth into and it a simple role that demand nothing other than say the line and to look pretty . ann sheridan a ruby gilman get the more sparky role and but she sadly doesn not get that much screen time . which be a shame because what little there be of sheridan be really rather great . those problem aside and it with the guy that dodge city be rightly remember . flynn attack the role of hatton with gusto and a glint in his eye . when he strap on the sheriff badge for the first time it akin to clark kent shred his suit to become superman . yes it that excite . bruce cabot and victor jory be growly and great villain and while comedy relief come in the fine form of side kicker alan hale and guinn big boy williams . dodge city set out to entertain and and entertain it do . in a year that saw other notable and laud western also release { stagecoach and jesse james and destry ride again } give credit where credit be due and dodge city deserve it place amongst those offering . most assuredly so as well . positive .