The read
It runs a compact 1h 17m.
Synopsis
Alcoholic former cavalryman Hack Williams is arrested for killing an Indian, something he did not do. The townspeople, fearful of Apache reprisals, plan to hang Williams in hopes of heading off an attack. But the attack comes and Hack, locked in his jail cell, is the only survivor as a massacre occurs. Into the scene of carnage arrives schoolteacher Nora Haynes. Together she and Williams must find a way to reach safety before another Indian attack. But the pair are by no means well-matched, and their trip alone across the desert is not destined to be an easy one.
Ratings
IMDb5.4/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Eric NordenWriter
- Charles Marquis WarrenDirector
Cast
- Jeff MorrowHaxon 'Hack' Williams
- Coleen GrayNora Hayes
- Strother MartinPokey
- Paul BrinegarCharlie Martin
- John PickardTrooper Hadley
- Patrick O'MooreColonel Thurston
- Jack LomasLawson
- William HamelTrumble
- Dorothy SchuylerTownswoman
Stills
Themes
kissjailmassacredesertcombatwild westjail cellindian warwinchester riflewagon