LATE ALAN LADD WESTERN...COMPETENT WITH GOOD-LOOKING LOCALES
Unfortunately, Alan Ladd was Riding On Previous Rewards and Never Came Close to Post"Shane" (1953).
He Never Achieved Much of Anything Significant to His Earlier Iconic Persona of Movie-Star Elite. His Acting-Career Faded to Black, With a Whimper.
Ernest Borgnine, however, was Galloping His Way Upward, after His Oscar-Winner for "Marty" (1955),
Surprising Everyone with that Prestigious "Mantle-Piece" Every "SAG" Member Dreamed. It was Surprising because "Oscar '' was Not Usually Generous to such a Low-Budget, Pedestrian Picture.
But the Movie, and Borgnine, Hit a Hidden Chord that Tugged Empathy from the Masses with His Soul-Full Performance.
Borgnine Looked Exactly the Same All His Life, and Relied of His Over-Weight, Gap-Tooth Look.
Flourishing Throughout a Remarkable Career and Became Another Icon of Pop-Culture with TVs' "Mchale's Navy".
In His Late-Career He was Still, Unlike Ladd, Humming, with 1 of 4 Members of "The Wild Bunch" (1969), in Sam Peckinpah's "Game Changer".
"The Badlanders" Became a Mish-Mash of Genres that was Not a Success, Losing Money for MGM.
The "Musician Strike" Caused the Studio to Rely Heavily on Stock and Archival Work with Less than a Stellar Sounding Soundtrack.
As to be Expected from the Stalwart Professionals at Work on this Picture, it Can't be Entirely Dismissed, but a Disappointing Re-Look at the Peak-Time of "The Western".
Not-Bad but Nothing Special, Smothered by its Familiarity and Folks were Picky and about to Over-Dose of the Numbing and Devastating Deluge of an American, Born and Bred, Genre.
The Beloved "Western Movie".
Unfortunately, Alan Ladd was Riding On Previous Rewards and Never Came Close to Post"Shane" (1953).
He Never Achieved Much of Anything Significant to His Earlier Iconic Persona of Movie-Star Elite. His Acting-Career Faded to Black, With a Whimper.
Ernest Borgnine, however, was Galloping His Way Upward, after His Oscar-Winner for "Marty" (1955),
Surprising Everyone with that Prestigious "Mantle-Piece" Every "SAG" Member Dreamed. It was Surprising because "Oscar '' was Not Usually Generous to such a Low-Budget, Pedestrian Picture.
But the Movie, and Borgnine, Hit a Hidden Chord that Tugged Empathy from the Masses with His Soul-Full Performance.
Borgnine Looked Exactly the Same All His Life, and Relied of His Over-Weight, Gap-Tooth Look.
Flourishing Throughout a Remarkable Career and Became Another Icon of Pop-Culture with TVs' "Mchale's Navy".
In His Late-Career He was Still, Unlike Ladd, Humming, with 1 of 4 Members of "The Wild Bunch" (1969), in Sam Peckinpah's "Game Changer".
"The Badlanders" Became a Mish-Mash of Genres that was Not a Success, Losing Money for MGM.
The "Musician Strike" Caused the Studio to Rely Heavily on Stock and Archival Work with Less than a Stellar Sounding Soundtrack.
As to be Expected from the Stalwart Professionals at Work on this Picture, it Can't be Entirely Dismissed, but a Disappointing Re-Look at the Peak-Time of "The Western".
Not-Bad but Nothing Special, Smothered by its Familiarity and Folks were Picky and about to Over-Dose of the Numbing and Devastating Deluge of an American, Born and Bred, Genre.
The Beloved "Western Movie".