This is one of the movies that fascinated me as a young man. It came ut when I was ten. They way they attack the war wagon is one of thos things that trigger the imagination. Taw Jackson (John Wayne) leads the effort and he recruits Lomax (Kirk Douglas) guns and safe cracker, Levi Walking Bear (Howard Keel) Native American liaison, Billy Hyatt (Robert Walker Jr.) explosives expert and Wes Fletcher (Keenan Wynn) inside man and wagon transport. They are going to rob gold from the mine now owned by Frank Pierce (Bruce Cabot) who swindled the property from Jackson, and sent him to jail, while paying to have him shot; by Lomax no less. Everyone knows Pierce is a crook, but he is a crook who owns the law enforcement. The other interesting character is Kate (Valora Noland) who is the wife of Fletcher. He purchased her and treats her poorly and is jealous of everyone.
The part that is not good about the movie is a non-Native American playing the part of the Native American, Walking Bear. It also plays on stereotypes of Native Americans. This is a product of the times in Hollywood.
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