mark.waltz It's an unfair comparison to connect a huge epic in production for years to a western, even if it was an A lister. But had this even cast somebody other than and Baxter in this, having Charlton Heston in the league would have automatically brought up mentions of that classic film. Today, Baxter's participation in the Ten Commandments is often greeted with giggles as she offered a camp performance as the Egyptian princess in love with Heston's Moses. She manages here to be less over-the-top and more sincere as a showgirl with a past who out of the blue marries land baron Heston who knows nothing about her. They move out to his ranch in the middle of nowhere, and rival ranchers use her past against them, leaving the playing field open to his one armed brother Tom Tryon the opportunity to move in. Her sudden pregnancy adds more conflict.This features some decent supporting performances with a young Elaine Stritch making her film debut as Baxter's old pal who runs a saloon/hotel in the closest town. Barely thirty when she filmed this, Stritch already shows the power of a veteran scene stealer, having been on Broadway for a decade. Gilbert Roland and Forrest Tucker are also incredibly good. Action packed and filled with personal conflict that makes for a good story, it still lacks the element of surprise. Baxter shows that she can hold her own, and interspercements of humor also adds to the entertainment value. But what could have been a week stern variation of classic theatrical drama like "Desire Under the Elms" is sadly never achieved. Heston's character becomes needlessly cruel for stupid reasons that dissipates sympathy for his character.

jjnxn-1 Florid and melodramatic but in a good way. Anne Baxter and Charlton Heston interact with each other much better here than in The Ten Commandments probably because Anne is much more suited to playing a well educated woman of ill repute in the old west than a princess of the Nile. She and Tom Tryon also have an excellent vibe to their scenes. The beginning is on the humorous side with Elaine Stritch showing up and looking very young but still in possession of that basso voice. Then when we get to the ranch there is a fest for old TV viewers with Baretta, Klinger & Sgt O'Rourke from F Troop all showing up. The film is nothing original but is well shot and enjoyably action packed, a good example of the genre and Anne is very good.

edwagreen Anne Baxter recreates her dance hall queen image in this film as she did in the 1955 picture "One Desire." The latter was far better than this. Ironically, in that one, her love interest was Clint Saunders.(Rock Hudson)In this one, she is Mrs. Saunders, married to Charlton Heston.It must have been great for Baxter and Heston to reunite after "The Ten Commandments." While this picture is a good one, it's obviously not in the same league as the DeMille masterpiece. Viewers must have certainly gone away disappointed with what they saw.The film again shows the endearing qualities of family relationships, anger and ultimate forgiveness, even when it's too late. Greed is the ultimate cause for much of the story here.Look for Jamie Farr in an almost speechless role as well as Ernest Wade, the maid, who was Sapphire in "Amos and Andy."Bruce Bennett is hopelessly miscast as the land representative sent to Texas after the Civil War. Along with his cohort, Forrest Tucker, they look to take advantage of the devastated south. In real life, Bennett had the last laugh dying at over 100 years of age a short time ago.There is a good performance by Tom Tryon as Heston's brother Cinch. Too bad we didn't see more of Tryon in films. Tryon exudes bitterness, and with his caustic personality, brings a fresh image to the film. Embittered by being one-armed, he turns to Bennett and Tucker when he is thrown out by brother Heston.

Nazi_Fighter_David When Cault Saunders (Charlton Heston) proposed marriage to the 'flower of the Old South,' Lorna Hunter (Anne Baxter) was completely surprised...'I'm looking for a wife, Miss Hunter. Do you want to get married?' But Lorna's answer was interrupted by Cault's long kiss...When they arrived to his ranch - already married - Lorna is introduced to Innocencio (Gilbert Roland) his Mexican right arm...When Lorna begins to familiarize with the place, Cault's brother, Cinch (Tom Tryon) appears on the scene, demanding his brother to sell portion of the ranch to any Northerner and to pay him his part in gold...Lorna was curious why Cinch is 'one-armed.' Her husband, impressed, narrated: 'We were just kids when it happened. We were horsing around on the windmill platform on the south ranch. Cinch got his arm caught in the gears of the windmill. I had to amputate his arm.'Soon, leaving the Office of the Deputy Commissioner, a stranger named Massey comes in sight... He identifies Lorna as a former saloon hostess from St. Louis... He tries to address some courteous words to her, but Lorna pretended ignorance...Cable (Forrest Tucker) insisted in pushing Massey to acknowledge Saunders about the past of his wife...Lorna admits her sin to Saunders, who was astonished... 'I'd get down on my knees if I thought it would help,' said Lorna, revealing then that she is going to have his baby...In the meantime, the government soldiers were planning for possession of the ranch, and Cinch invites his brother to a showdown...Heston is convincing as the untouchable in ethics, straight attitude toward upright conduct and honesty...Anne Baxter is excellent in her role as the tarnished woman, offended in her dignity... I remember her when preparing to leave her husband, she warns him with this great truth: 'When you're raising the boy, try to remember something. That people aren't perfect. They make mistakes. And when they do, they suffer, they pay. So when he makes his mistakes, try to find it in you to forgive him.'Tom Tryon seems reasonable, but avaricious and deceitful...Gilbert Roland will be always remembered as the Great Mexican Latin Lover of the silent and sound screen... Filmed in VistaVision and Technicolor, and directed by Rudolph Maté "Three Violent People" is an entertaining character Western in the tradition of "Duel in the Sun."