The seven Westerns Audie Murphy made for producer Gordon Kay in the 60s were all a bit same-y - you'd have Audie on the trail of a bad guy, with whom he'd have a bit of a bromance/love-hate thing going on, plus a girl played by a starlet in the middle. There'd usually be a posse containing a bad cowboy, some Indians and nasty outlaws along the way.
Here at least the bad guy is played by Darren McGavin, who turns in good work as the outlaw who used to ride with Audie, and who's ex wife is now Mrs Murphy. The adventures are fairly unexciting - encounters with baddies, Injuns, shot outs on rocky cliffs. It also seems to have about three endings. Edward Platt, Chief from Get Smart, pops up in the support cast. Very average, plodding entertainment. Audie Murphy fans will be interested to see him play a family man with a wife and child.
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