An awful movie

Flawed, certainly, but not awful. It is hurt by the fact that Cooper is so mean and nasty in pursuing his vendetta that, though you start out wanting him to succeed, he eventually loses all audience sympathy. Nonetheless the film is smoothly made, with a stellar cast. Patricia Neal's character is also unsympathetic, but she manages to make a strong impression and command the screen whenever she's on. Lauren Bacall and Jack Carson are more sympathetic and Carson is good, while Bacall seems blunted (she's always at her best when she's at her most tart). Such stalwarts as Donald Crisp, Elizabeth Patterson and Gladys George also lend their presences. I can't remember a film of Cooper's where he was so unlikeable. All in all, a pretty typical studio film of the time, from a typical melodramatic novel of the time, with just Cooper's offbeat casting and Neal's surprisingly complex, sexually aggressive character adding spice.

I thought They Came To Cordura was a pretty good western. It was great to watch Dick York perform before Bewitched. Dick York did a lot of work before Bewitched that has been overshadowed by Bewitched. One sad thing is that Dick York injured his back while performing on TCTC and he never recovered from it. He was in constant pain and became addicted to painkillers which ruined what was developing into a pretty successful career. He finally got free of the pain killers and a part as the villain on Simon and Simon was his swan song.

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