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5.9/10 • 27

1948-05-201h 50m

WesternRomanceDrama

WHERE MEN OF IRON SHOOT IT OUT FOR A CITY OF SILVER

Unjustly booted out of the cavalry, Mike McComb strikes out for Nevada, and deciding never to be used again, ruthlessly works his way up to becoming one of the most powerful silver magnates in the west. His empire begins to fall apart as the other mining combines rise against him and his stubbornness loses him the support of his wife and old friends.

Directors
Raoul Walsh
Editors
Alan Crosland, Jr.

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  1. Errol Flynn

    Errol Flynn

    "Mike" McComb

  2. Ann Sheridan

    Ann Sheridan

    Georgia Moore

  3. Thomas Mitchell

    Thomas Mitchell

    John Plato Beck

  4. Bruce Bennett

    Bruce Bennett

    Stanley Moore

  5. Tom D'Andrea

    Tom D'Andrea

    'Pistol' Porter

  6. Barton MacLane

    Barton MacLane

    'Banjo' Sweeney

  7. Monte Blue

    Monte Blue

    'Buck' Chevigee

  8. Jonathan Hale

    Jonathan Hale

    Major Spencer

  9. Al Bridge

    Al Bridge

    Sam Slade

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CinemaSerf

Jul 9, 2022

7/10

One of Errol Flynn's grittier parts this one. He ("McComb") gets his chance to go from dishonourably discharged cavalry officer to unscrupulous millionaire taking on all comers as he seeks to make his fortune from silver, and to win his gal "Georgia" (Ann Sheridan). Gradually, though, the enmity he has attracted starts to cause others to challenge him, to gang up on him, and he must fight for his very survival - especially when "Georgia" begins to believe he may have had a hand in the demise of her original husband. There is a good pace to this, his rise is stellar and the relationship with best pal "Beck" (Thomas Mitchell) and rival Bruce Bennett allow both of these characters room to breathe too, building to quite an enjoyably tense last fifteen minutes. I liked Flynn's performance here - his steely stare, angry determination and sheer bloody-mindedness took this otherwise routine drama just that little bit higher up the scale, and with strong supporting efforts and some good photography, made this an enjoyable western to watch.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
empirewidowsilver