Union Capt. Jared Heath (Glenn Ford) captures a few prisoners, but that's the last thing that Col. Claude Brackenby (Melvyn Douglas) actually wants. Brackenby likes his sector quiet where nothing ever happens. Suddenly, some real fighting flares up. Heath is ordered to attack, but the men mistakenly retreat. Both Heath and Brackenby face court martial. The court figures that it's easier to send them and their misfit outfit as far away west as possible into Indian territory. The Confederates are confused. They suspect that the new arrivals are crack troupes out to guard a valuable Union gold shipment and send operative Martha Lou Williams (Stella Stevens) to investigate.
This is trying to be a broad comedy, but I'm not laughing that much. Glenn Ford is not silly enough. He can be the straight man, but he needs a funny sidekick. It's over forty minutes before Stella Stevens and Glenn Ford meet up. It's a bit late but it has good rom-com potential nevertheless. It is funny to see Alan Hale Jr. If one thinks about Gilligan's Island, he's the straight man while Gilligan is the funny one. This movie needs a funny one.
This is trying to be a broad comedy, but I'm not laughing that much. Glenn Ford is not silly enough. He can be the straight man, but he needs a funny sidekick. It's over forty minutes before Stella Stevens and Glenn Ford meet up. It's a bit late but it has good rom-com potential nevertheless. It is funny to see Alan Hale Jr. If one thinks about Gilligan's Island, he's the straight man while Gilligan is the funny one. This movie needs a funny one.