it a bit unusual see dean martin play the part of a villain and especially have be a regular viewer of his variety show back in the 1960 . i couldn not help think that any minute he would enter the ace deuce and hop up on a piano and start belt out that amore . there be at least one similarity to martin weekly show with the presence of a gorgeous blonde babe hang around . no and not jean simmons and but that saloon girl claire ( carol andreson ) and who if i have to bet and would probably have show up on one of his show as well . actually and martin handle the role of a heavy pretty well and but i keep wonder if the movie might have be well serve with dino and george peppard switch role . the casting of slim pickens a alex flood ( martin ) top henchman also seem to go against the grain . i mean and can you picture andy devine a a bad guy and or smiley burnette and or chill will and or . and well you get the idea . but at least pickens take the role and ran with it and nasty bull whip and all . a for peppard and he become the reluctant hero after flood push all the right button and and especially when he make the move on molly lang ( simmons ) stagecoach business . martin character make it a point to own fifty one percent of every enterprise in jericho and but you know and i keep wonder why he allow the 4 ace saloon to operate in town while it do not seem like jericho be all that big . hey and can you beat those medical fee back in the 1800 . for fix up a gunshot wound in old ben hickman ( john mcintire ) the doc charge just a dollar . kind of make you wonder how much it cost to go to med school . too bad hickman do not make it to the end of the picture and i kind of like his deliberate and methodical style . of course the end be never in question and the fun be in watch how the good guy plan separate flood gang of outlaw so they can narrow the odds . the one thing i would have allow for earlier in the story would be show peppard character and his prowess with a knife . a it be and the way dolan take out flood make me sit up and ask and where do that come from .