Monday, June 29, 2015

The Westerner (1940)

Second viewing; first viewed somewhere between 1983 and 1986.

A community of cattle herders conflicts with newly arriving homesteaders because the latter start to build fences around their properties. Amid this scenario, a wandering man is accused of horse theft and stands a summary trial presided by the leader of the cattlemen.

This Western has a comedic form which clashes with its dramatic background plot. It is made with the utmost care and the end result is perhaps flawed yet interesting. A good review  was written by Robert J. Maxwell on the IMDB user review section (you will have to browse this page).

Rating: 58 (unchanged)

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