A 17-minute Western that'll make you side-eye your entire life in under twenty minutes.
Oscar nominated short Western film. Ranch-hands get their ideas challenged when a stranger shows up, telling them how good they have things.
Writing
Tight dialogue, zero fat, maximum punch.
Acting
Chill Wills carries decades of Western weariness.
Director
Richard L. Bare
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Richard L. Bare directed this between episodes of The Green Hornet radio serial, proving B-westerns could be art.
Released at peak Hollywood blacklist paranoia, its 'be grateful, don't dream bigger' message reads differently now—intentional or studio cowardice?
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