A lighthearted western starring Peppard as a train robber sent to prison after being framed by Vernon, a member of his gang. Vernon wants Peppard out of the way so he can marry Peppard's girl. Peppard gets his vengeance on Vernon by assisting a group of Chinese who have a cache of gold that
Vernon attempts to appropriate by kidnaping an aged patriarch. The two men have a showdown at the end, with Peppard winning and getting his girl back. The direction is fast paced, managing to blend the vengeance theme with that of the Chinese gold nicely, and Peppard gives a solid performance as
the antihero. Hal Needham, stunt coordinator extraordinaire and now a director of ac...
Released:
1971
Rated:
GP
Length:
108 mins