Universal liked to use this title for different films - they had a hit with this one which enticed over Tyrone Power after a long stint at Fox. Unviersal put on colour, nice budget, Rudolph Mate as director, Seton I Miller wrote the story.
Power is a man who wants to get into gambling. So be befriends John MacIntire, who I kept thinking was Jack Elam, but it's really the Walter Brennan role. He manages to outsmart weak John Baer who is the brother of hot sister Piper Laurie. This annoys Bae and Laurie, even though the latter is hot for Power. Their dad Paul Cavanagh kind of falls in love with Power because the latter is good at fencing.
That's a strong domestic situation. Miller loses points by introducing another weak brother outsmarted by Power who has a hot sister, Julie Adams - but I liked Adams as a threat to Laurie, and all through the movie I wasn't sure who Power was going to end up with. Because Laurie marries her false love interest (Ron Randell, not a big part, but quite good)... but then fortunately he turns out to be an embezzler to clear the way.
Everyone is trying to act, sometimes they can, Power was made for this, the girls are pretty, it looks good. I enjoyed it. Some action - a duel, a robbery. Racial issues are completely ignored.
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