by Hans J. Wollstein
synopsis
William Wyler, a distant relative of Universal's founder Carl Laemmle, directed this routine western about a cowboy, "Smilin'" Sam (Fred Humes), who mistakes lovely Milly (Ena Gregory) and her brother (Churchill Ross) for a couple of outlaws. Everything is quickly sorted out, however, and Humes can search for the real villain. Director Wyler later recalled that moving from the Ted Wells unit to that of Fred Humes was considered quite a step up in prestige at Universal.
characteristics
- Mistaken Identities
- Love
- Loot
- Killing-spree
- Hijack
- Nuclear-weapon
- Third-World
- Skyjacking
- Romantic
- Romance
- Good-guy
- FBI (Federal Bureau Of Investigation)
- Capture
- Bad-guy
- Atomic-weapons
