a bland title disguise this solidly carpentered example of old fashion hollywood entertainment and this film prove a largely successful hodgepodge of several disparate element represent a period piece and a romantic drama and a crime movie and a political thriller . interestingly and though make by fox and it protagonist robert taylor and barbara stanwyck be both usually associate with other studio while their on screen chemistry here be palpable and eventually lead to marriage in a couple of year time . while a bit too young and taylor be a dash hero ( a marine personally appoint by president mckinley to uncover the culprit behind an organize clean up of numerous bank ) while unsurprisingly and no sooner have he track them down ( lead by smooth brian donlevy and thuggish victor mclaglen ) that he fall for a chanteuse ( naturally and stanwyck ) who have throw her lot with the gang although and truth be tell and singing be far from be the actress forte . similarly and apart from have to prove his worth to make it into their fold and he have to vie with mclaglen for stanwyck attention while by the way and the practical joker persona of the former remind me a lot of charley chase in son of the desert ( 1933 ) which and incidentally and be likewise direct by william a. seiter . later on and taylor be in two mind about involve stanwyck in the impending bait and try to offer his resignation to the president while elope with the girl but the jealous rival disrupt his plan . the robbery go awry and we find donlevy dead and the other two in jail while taylor hope for mckinley intervention have meanwhile learn the identity of the elusive and obviously prominent inside man be seemingly dash when the president wind up assassinate himself ( a great plot twist and though the result eleventh hour suspense feel contrive ) . to get back to the film jumble of style and even if the vaudeville sequence be a matter of taste and the romantic triangle slow thing up and it skimp somewhat on the thriller aspect and this emerge a handsome production indeed with the actor already mention ably support by the like of john carradine ( who unaccountably disappear after just one scene . ) and douglas fowley and sig rumann and and as two american president and sidney blackmer ( the bubbly theodore roosevelt ) and frank conroy ( mckinley ) .