This Western has some pretty locates and a decent enough idea - Audie Murphy is mistaken for a killer and lazy marshall Stephen McNally decides to kill him and collect the reward because he couldn't be bothered chasing the real killer. He takes Felicia Farr hostage and they fall in love. But there's not much more to it: they go over the mountains, some nasty cowboys turn up and threaten them.
Audie made a series of above-average Westerns but this isn't one of them. The pacing is slow, the action unexciting, there's no real personal drama. I always like seeing Felicia Farr in things (she's got this great voice) and she's good here but Audie doesn't have much of a character to play (he's just a regular guy). Director George Marshall isn't on fire, the budget feels low (three aren't many characters), McNally hams it up, the character of the real killer could probably have been used more. It does have a kinky title but that's about it.
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