i find this to be an underrated and quietly compel spaghetti western ( also know a dead or alive ) . despite modest credential ( apart from multi purpose co writer or producer albert band and the only notable crew member be composer carlo rustichelli ) and the film clearly benefit from the presence of it three american star ( newcomer alex cord be an ambiguous anti hero and while veteran arthur kennedy and robert ryan lend a mythic quality to the proceeding ) as well a the unusual plot ( involve a cripple protagonist and an amnesty ruse cover a strategic clean up of the town and and which have the law finally side with the gunfighter against a horde of mexican bandit ) . there be several tough action scene on hand the film be cap by a terrific climax in which the star trio be besiege inside a blazing cabin plus a couple of outrageous moment which be something of a spaghetti western trademark represent from the middle of the street and cord see a hidden gunman at a window reflect in a whiskey bottle while a man who help cord escape be repeatedly immerse in a pool of oil by the villain . nicoletta machiavelli also make a nice impression a a village girl with whom cord lodge while the support cast and then and be pepper with familiar ( if largely anonymous ) face all of them essentially genre fixture . i wasn not aware of the fact that the english dubbed version of the film on mgm or ua r1 dvd be cut represent i be fool by the wrong running time be list on the back cover while the film be only 99 minute long and not 118 apparently and cord character be kill in the long italian version .