bellino-angelo2014 The reason that led me to watch this movie is because it's listed in the book ''The 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die'', and in the end it was worth-watching!This Western follows the footsteps of ''High Noon''; here John Payne plays Dan Ballard, a man arrested by four marshals for a murder he didn't commit, and while he struggles to find the real culprit the townspeople start leaving him to his destiny. The only ones on his side are his soon-to-be-wife Rose (Lizabeth Scott) and saloon lady Dolly (Dolores Moran). The things I liked about the movie are the music and the supporting cast: Dan Duryea shines as the evil sheriff McCarthy (that was a subtle reference to Joseph McCarthy) and in the end is killed by Payne in the church of Silver Lode; Stuart Whitman, Alan Hale jr. and Harry Carey jr. are great as the sheriff's henchmen, and they were specialized in Western movies.Still a well-made Western and I liked it very much.

Jackson Booth-Millard This B-movie is one that was listed in the book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, it had average ratings by critics, so I questioned why it would have this kind of high recommendation, the only way to find out was to watch it. Basically in the western town of Silver Lode, Dan Ballard (John Payne) is a respected citizen, he and Rose Evans (Lizabeth Scott) are getting married. But the wedding is interrupted by four Marshal Fred McCarty (Dan Duryea) and his deputies riding into town, McCarty is an old acquaintance of Ballard, who they have come to arrest, accused of the murder of McCarty's brother, and the theft of $20,000. Ballard denies the charges and intends to do whatever it takes to gather evidence and prove himself innocent. At first the citizens of Silver Lode are on his side, but gradually they turn against him. Ballard is then accused by the townspeople of killing Sheriff Wooley (Emile Meyer), only his love Rose, and saloon girl Dolly (Dolores Moran) are left. Ballard struggles to stay out of the clutches of McCarty and the phoney lawmen, and it all comes to a head in the final showdown with a shootout breaking out in Silver Lode, but ultimately, the good guy beats the bad guys. Also starring Robert Warwick as Judge Cranston, John Hudson as Michael 'Mitch' Evans, Harry Carey Jr. as Johnson, Alan Hale Jr. as Kirk, Stuart Whitman as Wickers and Frank Sully as Paul Herbert. Payne is a slightly dull hero, Scott is alright as his fiancée, Duryea is a reasonable villain, and Moran gets her moments as the local floozy, the film is pretty much exactly the same as High Noon, on a wedding day with a final showdown, there is certainly some good photography, use of colour, costumes and the setting, all together it is a reasonable classic Western. Worth watching!

gavin6942 In Silver Lode, Dan Ballard (John Payne) is arrested by four marshals for murder and theft but he denies the charges and searches for the real culprit even as the townsfolk start abandoning him.The film has a plot eerily similar to "High Noon" (1952), and Marshal McCarty appears to be a veiled reference to Senator Joseph McCarthy. So this then becomes one of those westerns that made sly political statements about witch hunts and blacklisting. The subtext is often more interesting than the western genre on its face, as a matter of fact.Not being a devotee of westerns or the films of Dwan, I don't really know much about this one... it seems to me to be low budget, comparable to many of the TV shows of the 1960s. I suppose in that respect, it is slightly ahead of its time, but certainly is not on the A-list of must-see westerns.

Boba_Fett1138 As something original and different this is a pretty interesting movie to watch. It's a western but not one with a story that involves a typical gunslinger story or revenge plot.It's a movie in which a man who is about to get married has to defend himself in front of its town and town-folks, when he man, who claims to be an U.S. Marshall, rides into town with a warrant for his arrest and accuses him of having committed a murder. This whole story provides the movie with a different approach like you would normally expect from a western. If I have to compare it to anything else, the movie "The Ox-Bow Incident" is the one that comes the most close to it.Even though its an interesting and original approach it doesn't also mean that the movie is great throughout to watch. The movie does certainly feel a bit dated and its being a bit awkward to watch at times because its action and just the movie overall feels a bit clumsy and is cheap looking at times.The story itself also of course doesn't provide the movie with much spectacular fireworks. Not that the movie is dull or anything but at times I wished there would be some less talking and also less characters involved with the story.This movie would had most likely not cost a lot of money to make. It has an unknown director at the helm and also an unknown cast in it. Directing and acting-wise this is also not really a movie that impresses much but due to the fact that its original and different this movie still remains a perfectly good one and also interesting one to watch.7/10http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/