dallas star gary cooper and ruth roman and steve cochran and barbara payton and raymond massey . it direct by stuart heisler and photography be from ernest haller and pen duty fell to john twist . produce out of warner brother and dallas be vividly film in technicolor out of the iverson and warner ranch in california . very much a film with it tongue firmly in cheek and the film be a throwback to the western of yore that exist without pretension or deep penetrative meaning . the plot see cooper civil war renegade and blayde reb hollister and fake his own death so a to kill off his reputation and to free himself for the pursuit into dallas of the brother who massacre his family . in essence a routine plot and twist story be perk up along the way by many a fun and exciting diversion . there role reversal and dandy fashion and horseback pursuit and shoot out and a love triangle and vigorous dialogue and deft little twist to keep the piece purely from paint it by number . cooper seem to be enjoy himself too and which far enhance the feel good factor on offer . it true he isn not really ask to do anything more than be a laconic dude on a mission . but when call on for action duty and he deliver the good that his fan have come to expect during his successful career . the villain entertain { particularly steve cochran vile and dopey bryant marlow } because each have their own little peccadillo to keep them from over familiar blandness . the two lady of the piece look gorgeous and hold up well in amongst the machismo and while the high production value allow haller to really treat the eye with the lush technicolor and involve camera work around the location . it have ideal to be an a list oater do dallas and something it just can not quite attain . but it not for lack of try and the end result be one of pure entertainment and that and in truth and should be enjoy on a cold winter day when the viewer need a pick me up . positive .