Robert Lansing is Talion, a bounty hunter on the trail of Ike Slant (Slim Pickens) and his gang. A bounty isn’t his only motive; Slant has raped and murdered Talion’s wife, killed his child, then burned his home to the ground.
Patrick Wayne is Benny Wallace, a well-known bountyman in his own right. He’d like to prove his gun is better than Talion’s, too, if the opportunity arises. But for now, he’ll be satisfied helping him hunt down Slant and the two outlaws with him so they can split the bounty.
Well, they manage to kill those two outlaws in the gun battle that ensues. But Slant slips away. And during the gunfight, Talion’s gun hand is cripple and Wallace suffers a glancing wound to the head that leaves him blind.
Now they’ll have to work together to survive, with Talion providing the sight and the younger man providing the quick gun. Because Slant knows they’re still alive. And if they don’t go gunning for him, he’s sure to come after them.
Review:
Shame this wasn’t a Spaghetti Western. If it had been, the story of two crippled gunmen joining forces to become one might have been handled with lots more flair. And might have been a lot more fun.
As it is, this film is far too low key to be successful. And, in one of the sillier plot twists, Wallace is really Pat Garrett Jr., but took a new name because his father criticized his decision to be a bounty hunter, but keeps his real name in his boot so it can go on his tombstone when he dies.
This marked the final film for Gloria Talbott, who starred in a couple of Westerns in the 1950s. It marked an early film for then-child actor Clint Howard, younger brother of Ron Howard. Clint’s dad, Rance, also has a small role in the movie.
Directed by:
Michael D. Moore
Cast:
Robert Lansing … Talion
Patrick Wayne … Benny Wallace
Slim Pickens … Ike Slant
Gloria Talbott … Bri Quince
Paul Fix … Brian Quince
Strother Martin … Trumbull
Clint Howard … Jo-Hi Quince
Henry Wills … Charles Bechan
Jerry Gatling … Jonas Beetson
Rance Howard … Harry
Runtime: 90 min.
Memorable lines:
Ike Slant: “You got a lot of spunk. That’s more than I can say for the rest of this outfit. Hey, what else do you know how to do?”
Bri Quince: “A couple of things.” At which point she bites him in the forearm.
Talion: “Pat Garrett Jr., huh? Stubborn Pat.”
Benny Wallace: “What did you …You looked in my boot! You found out my name! Don’t you ever call me Pat Garrett Jr.! Never!” Whereupon he starts firing wildly.
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