A gambler is thrown out of a western town, but returns when the town is suddenly threatened by a band of marauding Apaches.
Direction
Fregonese squeezes genuine dread from a cramped adobe church set.
Editing
Ruthless 75-minute runtime—every scene earns its keep.
Acting
Stephen McNally's smarmy charisma carries the whole picture.
Director
Hugo Fregonese
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Val Lewton produced this as his final film before his sudden death; his horror sensibility bleeds into the siege atmosphere.
Shot on the same Universal backlot sets as 'Winchester '73'—Hollywood recycling at its most invisible.
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