It's a good title. I think I'm safe in assuming that it refers to Yancy's (Audie Murphy) seeming choice between females: the wild Marcy(Joanne Dru), an aging saloon girl, who likes to get drunk and frolic, or the seemingly innocent shy teenage hillbilly Rosalie(Sandra Dee). In terms of actual age of the actors, Joanne and Audie were pretty similar, and twice the age of the 17 year old Sandra. Audie thought she was a more desirable candidate for a wife than Sandra, but she wasn't interested in becoming a backwoods woman. Yancy has always been a trapper, along with his father. Although he seems polite and respectful, he's just not her idea of a fun playmate, being too young and unsophisticated. Audie seems to be playing a man in his early twenties, although being 35. He says he ran out of fingers and toes in counting his age. Thus, his character's age is not all that much more than Rosalie's. So, why did he keep pushing Rosalie away? Of course, at first, she looked disheveled, with her unkept hair and soiled dress, was illiterate, and talked very little, mostly pouting, with a blank expression. So, even after her appearance was upgraded, he was not that attracted to her. Yet, he was willing to risk his life to prevent her from becoming a saloon girl and a plaything of the 54y.o. Sheriff Bartell(Gilbert Roland), who owned the saloon, and apparently 'broke in' new recruits. And, when it came down to the wire, he took her to town, when he said he couldn't, and took her back home when she looked so soulful at him when he was about to leave without her.
Of course, Sandra was perfect for her role, Audie perhaps less so in his role as an almost equal innocent. Of course, their characters were burlesqued in this respect. I have to wonder why Rosalie was so shy, and disheveled. Was she trying to make herself unattractive to men? I found Struther Martin hilarious as Sandra's thieving father. Gilbert Roland made a good lecherous owner of the saloon. Joanne Dru made it clear to Yancy that she was treated as an outcast by polite society in the town. Although she might frequently be dressed in fancy clothes, she was not considered a lady. Polite society was scandalized when she attended a social with Yancy.
Yancy engages in several fights with cowboys or townies, and shoots one man dead, providing some 'action'. The catchy theme song "A Touch of Pink" is featured in the upbeat finale.
See it in color at YouTube. I think you will find it a fun film.
Of course, Sandra was perfect for her role, Audie perhaps less so in his role as an almost equal innocent. Of course, their characters were burlesqued in this respect. I have to wonder why Rosalie was so shy, and disheveled. Was she trying to make herself unattractive to men? I found Struther Martin hilarious as Sandra's thieving father. Gilbert Roland made a good lecherous owner of the saloon. Joanne Dru made it clear to Yancy that she was treated as an outcast by polite society in the town. Although she might frequently be dressed in fancy clothes, she was not considered a lady. Polite society was scandalized when she attended a social with Yancy.
Yancy engages in several fights with cowboys or townies, and shoots one man dead, providing some 'action'. The catchy theme song "A Touch of Pink" is featured in the upbeat finale.
See it in color at YouTube. I think you will find it a fun film.