1.12.2010

The Man Behind the Gun (1953)

Directed by Felix E. Feist - starring Randolph Scott



Randy Scott plays an undercover fed sent into southern California to stop a group of secessionists from breaking away from the Union and turning it into a slave state. Great sets and fairly big cast for a little ol' B-movie, it sure has a lot going on. Two dames have a cat fight and Randy takes his shirt off, (for his country) and looks like a man doing it. Some nice unexpected comic relief between Scott's two officers one of whom is played by Alan Hale Jr. as 'Cpl. Olaf Swenson'.

Director Felix E. Feist uses lots of rear projection and the stage-bound sets give it a cheap feel but at 82 minutes it moves fast and there are worse ways to spend a Sunday afternoon. A fun film for fans of Randolph Scott.


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