6/10
kind of hokey period piece
3 February 2020
Mine all mine. In delicious Technicolor. no real big stars in here. A family tries to survive out in the wild west in the 1860s, but tragedies keep happening. Glynis Johns (born in south africa) is "Jo". trying to raise the family in the old west. filmed in scenic Oregon and California. Alan Hale Junior (Skipperrrrr !) is in here as "Tom". Ellen Corby ( Waltons) is Mrs. Raiden. it's all just very okay. the determined scottish couple raises a family in the midwest, but tragedies keep knocking them down. Directed by Allen Reisner, his first film ! and one of the few full length films he made. Story by Dale Eunson... since the story takes place in the 1800s, it's possible that this story is from his family history, but he himself was born in 1904. it's pretty hokey, but entertaining enough. some ethnic issues from the time, but it IS a period piece... Scotsman versus Irishman. shows on Turner Classics now and then.
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