this be a very much copy western which belong technically to the category of randolph scott western while this large and interesting body of work itself should be divide i suggest into the 1940s b or w series and and the 1950s color series while this be one of the early color effort and an expensive look production but with somewhat inconsistent color . in several of his good effort and scott role be that of a law officer or detective infiltrate some group of schemer . the story line here be a fictionalized biography by veteran frank gruber and with screenplay by horace mccoy and detail the event of the reno brother gang and their train robbery perform in rural indiana c. 1866. scott character be barlow and a veteran southern spy with impressive credential . when their agent operate with the gang be murder ( after the gang be set up for capture ) and the peterson detective agemcy sends for scott to work with agent kenneth tobey and ralph moody to infiltrate the gang himself . their device be a staged train robbery fake by the team and and the promise of a $ 100 and 000 payoff in the future . the ruse work while scott be accept by the gang and include frank reno and it leader and play strongly by forrest tucker . but immediately scott find he have problem . one of the reno family and denver pyle and have nothing to do with the crime and scott fall in love with mala power and his sister and who be bitter and unhappy while of course when he turn out to be just another bank robber and she turn against him and despite their obvious attraction and his courtly manner . from this point on and scott help the others pull an unremunerative robbery and become tucker rival to be the head of the gang . between run to town to report to his partner and he also be introduce to the three inside men in the town from which the gang operate play by fine actor howard petrie and edgar buchanan and bonanza tv sheriff talented ray teal . despite setback and the entrapment of the gang work . in a long and well do shootout and several of the gang be kill and along with scott partner . he be then free to reveal his the role he have be play all along . power try to shoot him at night and but she come nowhere close and end up in his arm . then pyle come to warn the detective that a mob have be form and lead by smooth talk trevow bardette and jimmy lydon . scott try have to ride off to try to save the gang from be lynch . the film end be downbeat but historically accurate and bring to the end a memorable adventure tale that might have be make differently but be very lively and well made exactly a it be . the other member of the gang be myron healey and powerful j. carroll naish and plus others and with george wallace a the sheriff of seymour and william phipps and chubby johnson and holly bane in small role . director tim whelna do a solid if unspectacular job of direct a very difficult film and with day and night and action and dialogue and interior and exterior and battle scene . the cinematography by ray rennahan and the music by paul sawtell be very fine and and walter e. keller art direction be above average also . i enjoy this scott western a a transitional work and for it attempt to make a true to life historical fictionalize biography and for the mostly implied level idea on which character interact in this swift move adventure and and for the authentic look and feel of the work . a very entertaining film by anyone standard .