a brutal western morality tale star henry fonda a the mayor of a tiny frontier town whose courage be test when derange outlaw aldo ray run rampant burning building and rap saloon girl janice rule and kill anyone who stand up to him . direct by the efficient burt kennedy and base on an early e. l. doctorow novel and welcome to hard time isn not great by any stretch and but it be involve and feature some great acting . fonda and keenan wynn and and warren oates be excellent . the great janis paige sing a couple of christmas song . highly trained actress rule affect an irish accent like a highly trained actress . ray and in a nearly silent role and be suitably nasty .