set in the new mexican territory at the turn of the century and pursue be a well make western about jeb rand and his struggle against a dark past . jeb family disappear when he be a boy though he doesn not know how or why . be raise by the callum family and jeb fall in love with thorley callum and hop to start a new life while however and thing from his shady past come back and relentlessly pursue him . the film grab your attention and jump headfirst into a pool of excitement within the first few minute what follow be an interesting and enjoyable story that take plenty of jaw opening twist and turn throughout the film . robert mitchum star a jeb and give a very fine performance that rank among his most impassioned and very best . mitchum portray a smooth toughness and quiet desperation in jeb and create a perfect cinematic hero for all to easily rally behind . teresa wright also co star a the sweet thorley and judith anderson give a strikingly great performance a ma callum . you really do not see western as dark a pursued and cinematographer james wong howe really do the film good with his thick shadow lace picture and wonderfully captured scenery . director raoul walsh orchestrate every tense and tender and and action pack scene very well and max steiner haunt score kick the film mood to high gear . pursue do have a couple of small hiccup due to some cheesy dialogue and but it be a real good western overall .