Gregory Peck, Chuck Heston, Jean Simmons (NOT the dude from KISS), and Burl Ives (yes the guy that sings "Silver and Gold" on the Rudolph special you remember from childhood), what's not to like! Emmalee and I watched this one the other day with Papa (my dad). I think Em genuinely enjoyed it, but she could have just been humoring us. I really enjoy old westerns, but I have to admit that occasionally when I watch one with Em there are things that really bother me. How the movie approaches women and minorities are 2 key elements. For me it's less the movies that show us legitimately what things were like in the "old west", and more the movies that provide insight into what things were like when the movie was made... if that makes any sense (if not watch McClintock). For the record I don't remember being let down that way during this movie (actually it was the LACK of those things in this film that stood out in my mind).
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