This is a really nice title sequence shot at magic hour with the sun in the background with music playing and a long string of riders single file on horseback
William Holden (who may have been the second biggest star in Hollywood at the time behind Wayne) does a superb job going toe to toe with Wayne in performance and presence- this conflict (medical officer vs Calvary leader) would play out in other films and shows (star trek for one)
It lays on the Ford slapstick comedy, the shtick, with constance towers, a little thick
Not in the top 20 of 1959 but I’m putting it in the archives based mainly because of the 2 hour battle of strong characters played by very strong actors
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