Sunday, October 20, 2019

Gun Battle at Monterey (1957)

Two robbers are hiding from the law after a robbery. One of them shoots the other and runs away with the money. It turns out, though, that, contrary to what the shooter thought, his partner was not killed. He is looked after by a young woman and, after he is well again, goes after his doublecrosser, who now is the boss at a small town.

This Western's basic plot idea is that of a man pretending to be his lookalike, but there is an ingenious twist to it which I will not reveal here. The ending is moralistic and might displease viewers who are more on the cynical (they would prefer the term 'realist') side. This is a very cheaply made film, and a very unpretentious one, but it is watchable.

Rating: 36

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