thingamajig18 I am a fan of the Cowboy/Western genre. I've watched a lot of Western movies, from the 50's B movies to the John Ford masterpieces and Clint Eastwood's honest portrayal. This is a very good Western, it has some great powerful performances from Peck and Arnaz Jr who was truly very watchable and conveyed a lot of underlying emotions. The movie concerns the relationship between diverse characters, Peck's humorous kind portrayal of a man who has turned to crime to ensure a living, to Arnaz's contained portrayal of a man caught between two worlds, perhaps his two hats nomenclature is a euphemism for the two worlds he straddles. The supporting characters are no less interesting with Jack Warden as the relentless sheriff who doesn't understand the relationship between the two and David Huddlestones Store owner who was a buffalo hunter sharpshooter in the recent past and who can see the new future promised by the railroad and the advent of civilization to come. The move itself is quite metaphorical and symbolic but doesn't lose sight of the main thread, that of the growth of Billy Two Hats in the company of his wise mentor. I really enjoyed it, and I hope you will too. The only downside was Gregory Peck's dreadful Scottish accent which appears and disappears randomly throughout.

MartinHafer A 58 year-old Gregory Peck plays a bank robber with a Scottish accent in the Old West. When the film begins, exactly what has already happened is uncertain. However, the Sheriff (Jack Warden) breaks in on some guys--shooting them both. One is taken prisoner (Desi Arnaz, Jr.), the other is dead. However, the third from their gang (Peck) gets away on his horse. When the Sheriff is taking the prisoner to another town for trial, Peck returns and shoots the Sheriff--escaping with Arnaz. But, as they make their getaway, the saloon keeper (David Huddleston) shoots Peck--hitting him off in the distance. But Peck and the Sheriff are both still alive--with Peck and Arnaz heading to Mexico and the Sheriff and his new Deputy (Huddleston) in pursuit. The plot is extremely simple and the only other factor that comes into play is that Arnaz plays a half-Indian--and the Sheriff is sure confused as to why anyone would risk their life to save "one of them".I read a few reviews that complained about Peck's accent. I honestly couldn't say whether it was good or not--it sounded fine to me but I certainly am no expert--even if I have been to Scotland a couple times! I am sure someone from the UK would easily detect any defects with such an accent! However, what I could tell easily was that the story was very, very slow and stark--and this was heightened by the lack of a musical score. In fact, the only reason I kept with the story was because it had Gregory Peck. All in all, a fair movie but that's about it.

alexandre michel liberman (tmwest) This film is about relationships, healthy, loving, sick, and about those who are incapable of any. Gregory Peck seems to have stepped right out of "The Gunfighter" if it would not be for the accent. When he tells Billy (Desi Arnaz Jr, excellent) what Ecclesiastes says about man not being alone he is telling the whole point of the film. Jack Warden as the Sheriff is a hard man who cannot relate to anyone. David Huddleston and John Pearce have sick relationships with their wives. Sian Barbara Allen has a great performance as the stuttering woman who lives like a slave of her husband. About halfway through the film the scenery looks like New Mexico, but then you realize the difference between the Israeli and the American desert. The Israeli scenery brings a type of beauty, not the real environment, but very appropriate for the film's mood somehow reminding of the scenery in "Garden of Evil" (1954). A film worth seeing.

gaby01575 I haven't seen this movie since I saw it in its initial release where it was playing to a nearly empty theater. It was shot in widescreen, the format appropriate to the genre and the movie would undoubtedly suffer if seen on TV. Granted that the foreign location gave it an odd quality but the desert vistas are no less magnificent. I'm not a particular fan of the western film genre but this one seems to have clung to my memory. Peck's Scottish burr seems forced at times but it does not detract from what is essentially a visually compelling entertainment. If it becomes available in DVD(widescreen) format, I'll certainly buy a copy.