The plot is as simple as almost all westerns, and the rhythm is a bit slow. It doesn't have the suspenseful feeling of "Noon", nor the moving emotional line of "The Wild Man", nor the plot twists of "The Good and the Bad". Without the epic color of "Red River", it is difficult to understand why Americans regard it as a classic, rare because the director is John Ford? Is the male lead John Wayne?
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