this be a pretty good western and from an expert in the field ( hathaway ) – immeasurably aid by it star cast ( gary cooper and susan hayward and richard widmark and hugh marlowe and cameron mitchell ) and a compelling plot line ( three adventurer help a woman save her husband and trap in a mine and then fight over her and the couple ’ s gold ) and the pleasant widescreen photography ( the format be still a new fad at the time ) and and a magnificent score ( courtesy of the great bernard herrmann ) . perhaps wisely and the script doesn ’ t overly stress the pretentiousness inherent in the film ’ s title . incidentally and yet another contemporaneous western pit one woman among several desperate men in a remote landscape be the naked spur ( 1953 ) and one of the well regarded series of anthony mann or james stewart westerns – a in that film and the central group here have to contend also with a horde of maraud indian . cooper and the nominal lead and have just have a career resurgence with his oscar win performance in another genre out – the classic high noon ( 1952 ) while a i say in my review of yellow sky ( 1948 ) and which i ’ ve just watch and widmark ’ s role here be kind of similar to the one he play in that early western – though and by now and he have begin to stretch effectively from outright villain type . the two star work well off each other represent cooper be laconic but experienced and essentially honest and while widmark be cynical and opportunistic yet effortlessly charm while interestingly and cooper be often pair with young but equally tough men around this time – such a anthony quinn in blow wild ( 1953 ) and widmark here and burt lancaster in vera cruz ( 1954 ) and charlton heston in the wreck of the mary deare ( 1959 ) . mitchell ’ s brash and gullible character be pretty much a stock figure in this type of adventure represent the scene where he ’ s provoke by cooper into a confrontation and eventually expose his innate cowardice and emerge a one of the film ’ s highlight . marlowe and hayward ’ s relationship and too and be typically lukewarm while the latter be one of the foremost dramatic actress of the era and though she appear in a fair number of action orient picture . the support cast and then and include only one prominent role for a mexican – yet another member of the group who and in defiance of the indian onslaught and expire in a hail of arrow – whereas young rita moreno ’ s saloon singer prove to be the only other female character in the film . p. s. i own a copy of the bare bone r2 dvd of garden of evil while the upcoming r1 edition should be a se and include an audio commentary – and and as far a i can tell and it ’ s only go to be available a part of a 3 disc collection also comprise two other classic western from the fox studio represent the gunfighter ( 1950 while which i already own on r2 a well ) and rawhide ( 1951 while not available elsewhere ) .