In 1869, when the railroad mail service is threatened by frequent bandit attacks, the government hires Steve Davis to infiltrate a gang in order to destroy it from inside.In 1869, when the railroad mail service is threatened by frequent bandit attacks, the government hires Steve Davis to infiltrate a gang in order to destroy it from inside.In 1869, when the railroad mail service is threatened by frequent bandit attacks, the government hires Steve Davis to infiltrate a gang in order to destroy it from inside.
Howard Da Silva
- Cavanaugh
- (as Howard da Silva)
Richard Egan
- Beale
- (as Richard Eagan)
Eric Alden
- Mail Clerk
- (uncredited)
Fred Aldrich
- Henchmsn
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaSome scenes were filmed on Sierra Railway and in Jamestown, California.
- GoofsDavis buys a drink at the Railroad Club, then takes his drink to a table across the room. In subsequent shots the drink is still on the bar, then disappears.
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Thrilling Western about an agent goes undercover to infiltrate himself a band who is robbing trains of the territorial mail service
Set in 1869 Wyoming , the railway mail service is being continuously assaulted by nasty thieves . Then , Steve Davis : Stephen MacNally , is assigned a dangerous mission : to chase and detain the band as well as protect the Territorial Mail Service . Steve poses an an inmate in territorial prison run by a corrupt warden : Ed Begley . There stands Steve with purport to get some clues , as he befriends a key member , Whit Bissell , of the criminal organization formed by illustrous secondaries as Howard Da Silva, James Arness , Gene Evans , Richard Jaeckel . After that , and helped by his colleague Indian Joe : Armando Silvestre , he breaks out of prison and joins the gang . Meanwhile , he falls in love for a beautiful saloon singer: Alexis Smith . The train robbery that shook the West ¡ The West's most daring train robbery ¡
A run-of-the-mill Western with thrills , go riding , shootouts , twists and turns . There is action enough , but it is paced in fits and starts , however , being entertaining thanks to its continuos surprises and plot twists . Here stands out the colorful cinematography by Russell Metty in brilliant Technicolor , shot on location in Sierra Railway , Jamestown , California and Universal Studios .The plot is plain and simple , an undercover government agent is hired in order to destroy a criminal group , as he infiltrates from inside , sustaining interest for quite a while with intrigue , tension and suspenseful, adding some songs and beautiful girls dancing at saloon. Well starred by Stephen MacNally and the attractive Alexis Smith as a dance hall singer who proves to have dark secrets . It displays a great and astonishing support cast plenty of familiar faces to play subsequently a number of Westerns as the usually nasty Howard Da Silva, the splendid character actor Ed Begley, Gene Evans who was Samuel Fuller's regular , the Mexican Armando Silvestre , Roy Roberts , Richard Jaeckel who had a long career , a curly-haired James Arness of Gunsmoke , the prolífic secondary Whit Bissell , Frank Fenton , Woodrow Parfrey, , and a brief appearance by Richard Egan who a bit later on to become himself a big star , among others .
The motion picture was professionally directed by Reginald Le Borg. He was an artisan who made several films in B style with not much success , such as The eyes of Annie Jones , The Black Sleep, Sins of Jezabel ,The Flanagan Boy , GI Jane , The Dalton Girls , War Drums , Troublemakers , Joe Palooka , Philo Vance , San Diego I love you, Destiny , Jungle woman, Port Said , being his biggest hit : Diary of a Madman , starred by Vincent Price . He went on directing TV episodes of known series as Bronco , Maverick, The Alaskans , Sugarfoot , Bourbon Street , Wire Service, among others. Rating 6/10 acceptable and passable oater western.
A run-of-the-mill Western with thrills , go riding , shootouts , twists and turns . There is action enough , but it is paced in fits and starts , however , being entertaining thanks to its continuos surprises and plot twists . Here stands out the colorful cinematography by Russell Metty in brilliant Technicolor , shot on location in Sierra Railway , Jamestown , California and Universal Studios .The plot is plain and simple , an undercover government agent is hired in order to destroy a criminal group , as he infiltrates from inside , sustaining interest for quite a while with intrigue , tension and suspenseful, adding some songs and beautiful girls dancing at saloon. Well starred by Stephen MacNally and the attractive Alexis Smith as a dance hall singer who proves to have dark secrets . It displays a great and astonishing support cast plenty of familiar faces to play subsequently a number of Westerns as the usually nasty Howard Da Silva, the splendid character actor Ed Begley, Gene Evans who was Samuel Fuller's regular , the Mexican Armando Silvestre , Roy Roberts , Richard Jaeckel who had a long career , a curly-haired James Arness of Gunsmoke , the prolífic secondary Whit Bissell , Frank Fenton , Woodrow Parfrey, , and a brief appearance by Richard Egan who a bit later on to become himself a big star , among others .
The motion picture was professionally directed by Reginald Le Borg. He was an artisan who made several films in B style with not much success , such as The eyes of Annie Jones , The Black Sleep, Sins of Jezabel ,The Flanagan Boy , GI Jane , The Dalton Girls , War Drums , Troublemakers , Joe Palooka , Philo Vance , San Diego I love you, Destiny , Jungle woman, Port Said , being his biggest hit : Diary of a Madman , starred by Vincent Price . He went on directing TV episodes of known series as Bronco , Maverick, The Alaskans , Sugarfoot , Bourbon Street , Wire Service, among others. Rating 6/10 acceptable and passable oater western.
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- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
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