by Hal Erickson
synopsis
The 1955 western Robbers' Roost was the second film version of the venerable Zane Grey yarn. George Montgomery stars as a taciturn outlaw who lands an honest job on the spread managed by physically disabled Bruce Bennett. When Bennett's sister Sylvia Findley is kidnapped by crooked Richard Boone and Peter Graves, Montgomery, seeing an opportunity to redeem himself, rides to her rescue. Fortunately for our hero, Boone and Graves are already at each other's throats, thereby weakening their resistance. Gorgeously photographed, Robbers' Roost suffers visually when seen in the faded color prints currently available to TV.
characteristics
- Retaliation
- Retribution
- Revenge
- Ranch
- Outlaw [Western]
- Land-war
- Mafia
- Mob
- Rival
- Rugged
- Wife
- Wives
- Yakuza
- Wheelchair
- Vigilante
