The read
Audiences rate it 45 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Posing as a hangman, Mace Bishop arrives in town with the intention of freeing a gang of outlaws, including his brother, from the gallows. Mace urges his younger brother to give up crime. The sheriff chases the brothers to Mexico. They join forces, however, against a group of Mexican bandits.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes20%
Audiences rate it 45 points higher than critics do.
136 audience votes
Key crew
- Andrew V. McLaglenDirector
- James Lee BarrettScreenplay
- Jerry GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- James StewartMace Bishop
- Dean MartinDee Bishop
- George KennedySheriff July Johnson
- Raquel WelchMaria Stoner
- Andrew PrineDeputy sheriff Roscoe Bookbinder
- Will GeerPop Chaney
- Clint RitchieBabe Jenkins
- Denver PyleMuncie Carter
- Tom HeatonJoe Chaney
- Rudy DiazAngel
- Sean McCloryRobbie O'Hare
- Harry Carey Jr.Cort Hayjack
Stills
Themes
brotherhangmanoutlawbanditmexican bandit