Product DescriptionWith its small cast, character-driven story, and modest production values, Sam Peckinpah's first feature film seems very like another of his TV Western dramas--just one that happened to get shot in Panavision. The director's favorite TV actor, Brian Keith, plays a surly loner named Yellowleg who ventures into Indian country with a dance-hall girl (Maureen O'Hara), the corpse of her little boy, and a pair of marginally human specimens (Steve Cochran and Chill Wills) who more than justify the title. Everybody has, or seems to have, a guilty or shameful secret: Why does Yellowleg keep his hat on? Was Kit (O'Hara) a widow, or a whore? Action, menace, and ethical dialogues come and go pretty much according to TV rhythms, and the visuals and editing are conventional. But there's enough quirky character work and offbeat mood-making to hint at the singular filmmaker soon to arrive big-time. --Richard T. Jameson - Actors: Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Steve Cochran, Chill Wills, Strother Martin
- Director: Sam Peckinpah
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
- Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
- Language (Original Language): English
- Region Code: 1
- Release Date: 2000-12-26
- Running Time: 90 minutes
- Theatrical Release Date: 1961
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