Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Only the Valiant (1951)

A New Mexico region is constantly attacked by the Apache. In a confrontation the Apache leader is captured, but that further provokes their anger, and a Fort is expected to be attacked any minute. Reinforcements are sent for, but in the meantime there must be a way to delay the Apache attack. An officer rounds up a group of misfit soldiers, all of whom but one hate him, and sets up a suicidal watch at the passage.

Entertaining Western, well written, well shot, well directed, well edited and well acted. The script is geared more towards suspense and drama than realism of any kind, and is structured as a classical whodunit, with the difference that in this case it is really a wholldoit.

Rating: 58

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