SanteeFats I love Tom Selleck and Sam Elliot. Together in the same just makes it better for me. Playing two brothers home from the just ended Civil War, where they fought on opposite sides, they find that their women folk have been stolen by what turns out to be Rebels who are running for Mexico to keep on fighting. The bad guys plan on trading them to some gunrunners for surprise, surprise, guns. Katherine Ross plays the brave, undaunted, heroine type. She shows great spirit and fortitude. Ben Johnson appears as the brothers long gone Uncle Black Jack, a character of dubious reputation. He turns out to be just what the brothers need. Every thing turns out well and the good guys win and the bad guys lose. Typical for a L'Amour novel.

oscar-35 *Spoiler/plot- 1982, Western movie. It's a story of handsome heroes, renegades, scoundrels, and a hellion in petticoats. It's 1865, the close of the American Civil War; two brothers, a Yankee Mac Traven and a Rebel, Dal Traven return home to Texas to discover that their sisters and Dal's sweetheart Kate has been kidnapped by marauding Rebel guerrillas who refuse to accept Confederate defeat. Mac and Dal break out their notorious Uncle out of jail to help them rescue the women before their sold as slaves to a Mexican brothel.*Special Stars- Tom Selleck, Sam Elliott, Ben Johnson, Geofrey Lewis, Katherine Ross. Dir: Andrew McLagen *Theme- Family should stand for right and fight together.*Based on- Best seller book of Louis L'amour *Trivia/location/goofs- A made for TV movie by Columbia Pictures. This film is from the director (son of the actor Victor McLagen, a member of the John Ford and John Wayne crew.) of "Shenandoah", "The Way West", "Chisum" and "Bandolero".*Emotion- An enjoyable and richly produced western with many old and new western stars in a rather simplistic plot. But, nice casting, locations, film pacing, good scenes, and theme make this a enjoyable film to see for any western viewer.

sharkzfan Being a huge fan of Tom Selleck and Sam Elliot in westerns, I have to say that I was underwhelmed with the show. I actually bought the DVD just because it had Tom Selleck, Sam Elliot AND was a Louis L'Amour story. I had not heard of it but figured I couldn't go wrong. While the combination of Selleck, Elliot and L'Amour should have been golden, they turned out to be brass. The production value was very "television" (it was made for TV). It is what it is in that regard. However the action sequences were (IMHO) amateur. The hero knocks out the bad guy with one punch. The bad guys never see the hero's sneaking through the bushes in broad daylight. It just had a typical 80's TV show feel to it. I still felt it was worth the purchase for Selleck and Elliot even if the story and production didn't support them very well.

aimless-46 I have not read the Louis L'Amour novel on which this is allegedly based, but hopefully L'Amour's original has a little more going for it in the credibility department. Rock Hudson's CSA officer in "The Undefeated" tested the credibility threshold but at least there was a twisted sort of logic to his goal in that movie. Such is not the case here and you are left waiting for the guys in the white coats to sedate Geoffrey Lewis and take him away to the quiet room.Which is unfortunate because it wastes great chemistry in the pairing of Selleck and Elliott. The titles and the credit sequences are first class with "period" stills Civil War daguerreotypes.The return home of the brothers is the highlight of the film and almost makes the thing worth watching. Jane Greer and Harry Carey, Jr. are excellent in this very moving film moment.Katherine Ross has a nothing role and it is too bad Dominique Dunne ended her career playing a minor supporting role in a wasted opportunity movie.Ben Johnson seems to enjoy himself in this although he probably should have been taken to that quiet room along with Lewis.A good strategy is to watch the first 25 minutes up until the first beach scene, then walk away because you will have seen everything worth watching by that point.