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Ride, Vaquero!

1953, Movie, NR, 90 mins

Ride, Vaquero!: Review

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The Civil War has ended, and the western frontier is faced with a horde of new ranchers. This threatens outlaw Quinn's control of the territory, so he decides to retaliate. Newly planted rancher, Keel, and his bride, Gardner, are attacked, their ranch burned to the ground. Rather than being frightened off, this gives Keel renewed strength and the will to rebuild his ranch. De Corsia, the local sheriff, refuses to help Keel or attempt to stop Quinn and his band of outlaws. Keel calls a meeting of the local ranchers, but this is broken up by Quinn and company. With no choice left, Keel decides to go after the bad man himself and stocks his home with ammunition, turning it into a mini-fortress. Quinn orders another attack on the Keel ranch but is surprised that the man (along with Kasznar, the local priest) fights back. Taylor is captured in the confrontation, and Keel persuades the man to work as a ranchhand. Taylor agrees and soon finds he shares a mutual attraction with Gardner. Quinn, furious at his brother's seeming change of loyalties, convinces himself that Taylor will soon return. Meanwhile, Gardner persuades Taylor to take her to the outlaw's hideout where she hopes to persuade Quinn to leave her and Keel alone. Quinn merely laughs at this, instigating an argument between Taylor and Gardner. Quinn decides that Taylor has let him down and raids the town. There he kills the sheriff and takes over, setting up headquarters in the local saloon. He waits for Taylor and has his men kill locals on a whim. Keel enters the saloon and is challenged by the outlaw to a gunfight. Quinn easily wounds the rancher, shooting him over and over. But the gunfire is interrupted by Taylor who faces off against his foster brother. The two shoot and kill one another just as the cavalry rides in to save the day. Despite its well-known and talented leads, RIDE, VAQUERO! is a poorly made and unintentionally funny film. Keel and Gardner are completely wasted with trite dialog unworthy of their acting skills. Only Quinn looks good, giving a performance far better than the film deserved. He manages to rise above the one-dimensional characterization with an interesting performance bordering on the psychotic. This was his second western with director Farrow in what was MGM's first wide screen production. leave a comment
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