This attractive Western deals with an innocent cowboy : Gary Cooper who can't handle a gun is saddled with grumpy sidekick , William Demarest, throughout dangerous ways . Cooper is the victim of mistaken identity as both the good guys and the bad guys chase him thinking he is an infamous outlaw . As both lawmen and the real bandit : Dan Duryea pursue him with unfortunate and dire consequences .
This western comedy based on a novel by Alan Le May and screenplay with a strong vein of humour by Nunnally Johnson , containing an offbeat and charming story in which Cooper as the goodie is mistaken for a vicious killer : the baddie Dan Duryea , while Loretta Young is the woman who rides to his defense. Stars the great Gary Cooper as a mild-mannered cowpoke giving a very sympathetic acting along with Dan Duryea , both of whom enjoy themselves enormeously as good and bad guy respectively.
This enjoyable comical western motion picture well photographed by cameraman Milton Krasner and was professionally directed by Stuart Heisler , but with no much originality . This artisan filmmaker Heisler made some decent films such as : " Island of Desire" , "Hitler" , "Lone Ranger" , "Smash-up" , "The Story of a Woman" , "Tulsa" , among others . This is a highly watchable Western for Gary Cooper fans . Rating : 6/10 . Decent and acceptable Western spoof with grand cast . Well worth watching .
This western comedy based on a novel by Alan Le May and screenplay with a strong vein of humour by Nunnally Johnson , containing an offbeat and charming story in which Cooper as the goodie is mistaken for a vicious killer : the baddie Dan Duryea , while Loretta Young is the woman who rides to his defense. Stars the great Gary Cooper as a mild-mannered cowpoke giving a very sympathetic acting along with Dan Duryea , both of whom enjoy themselves enormeously as good and bad guy respectively.
This enjoyable comical western motion picture well photographed by cameraman Milton Krasner and was professionally directed by Stuart Heisler , but with no much originality . This artisan filmmaker Heisler made some decent films such as : " Island of Desire" , "Hitler" , "Lone Ranger" , "Smash-up" , "The Story of a Woman" , "Tulsa" , among others . This is a highly watchable Western for Gary Cooper fans . Rating : 6/10 . Decent and acceptable Western spoof with grand cast . Well worth watching .