Review of Day of the Bad Man

Another good MacMurray western, which, like At Gunpoint, follows the town dilemma storyline in the High-noonish tradition ( though it's not an absolute copy of High Noon; it stands on its own legs), and the dilemma is the threat the citizens are receiving from the outlaw gang headed by Robert Middleton. They want the jury and the judge to banish their imprisoned outlaw brethren instead of hanging him. The town folk eventually pressure Judge MacMurray to banish the killer, however, the judge is a strict, stubborn type and he doesn't give in easily. Steadily-paced western with some menacing villainy in the form of hothead Skip Homier and Lee Van Cleef. MacMurray is really excellent as the judge, who soon learns that the woman he loves has set her cap for another man ( the sheriff). Good western with a rousing climax.