Wayne as Sherriff is fantastic as always. Dean Martin had a tough job but he did it well. Ricky Nelson looked at home with a guitar but less so with a gun; it was early in his acting career and he was still inexperienced. The Feathers character (Angie Dickinson) was a square peg in a round hole; she didn't bring enough to the clique to warrant inclusion.
Everything else works and by the end we know why each unequivocal decision was made.
3½ sing-songs in the jail-house out of 5
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Characters like Stumpy annoy the fuck out of me.
Actually most of these folks annoy me.
If not for Dean Martin I'd write it off. Never was a Wayne fan. I think he's a chump. XD
3 dollars in the spittoon out of 5
Yea, Stumpy was an irritating prick. He’s one of those characters that are supposed to be a prick but it doesn't make them any less of a pain in the ass knowing it.
I like Wayne. He's a big ol' loveable guy. I can see that chumpness you mean in him but I see it as a kind of charm. It’s another facet of his character that I enjoy. I don’t mean just his character in this film, I mean in him regardless of the role or film.
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