this be simply a good ole fashion western . not overly complex or long . it doesn not deceive itself in think that it be make but for entertainment . still and it be one of those western you can watch once and be do with without return . it feature former partner randolph scott and glenn ford whose friendship be strong despite the fact that ford cheyenne rogers have be part of bank robbing ( he even steal scott sheriff steve upton horse without know it his good friend for which he be thieve ) . in red valley and upton be under heavy scrutiny for a bank rob that end with several dead . claire trvor portray countess maletta and a friend of cheyenne who give he and buddy nitro ( guinn big boy williams ) a place to stay for the time be . cheyenne desire to go straight and but find that hard when jack lester ( bernard nedell ) and his bad bunch want to rob red valley bank . it be actually jack who be behind the murder and but cheyenne troubled past be hard to get away from . he and nitro will be charge with the murder they do not commit ( the robbery be one cheyenne do not commit ) and it will be upton who must somehow save the day before lester get away with murder . there be sub plot which include cheyenne fall in love with alison mcleod { evelyn keyes while the irony of the story be that alison father and uncle willie and be actually in cahoot with banker stanley clanton ( porter hall ) in a plan united theft with lester to steal the town of red valley loot } . will upton uncover uncle willie and banker clanton treacherous scheme . will uncle willie be able to go through it without his conscience always bother him . this film have a terrific barroom brawl and a dandy of a climactic shootout . columbia couldn not have pick a good genre to begin the coloring process a this film have some fine mountainous shot a men give chase on horseback and such . don not expect to get your sock blow off and but the film be simple and well pace .