Dan Duryea's enjoyable brand of vindictive villainy is the main reason for watching this worthwhile Western. Tony Young (remember him? No, neither do we) plays the hero, Taggart, whose parents are murdered by land-grabbers. Taggart kills them but not before a trio of hired guns is sent after him. So it's the old revenge plot we've seen a dozen times before. To be fair, there are enough plot twists to keep Western fans happy, with rustlers, Indians, gold, gunmen, a barroom girl (a telling one-scene cameo by Claudia Barrett) and a conniving Mexican beauty (Elsa Cardenas). But the ending is rushed and unlikely and Young a dull hero. More interestingly, one of the killers of his family is played by Peter Duryea, son of Dan. Duryea Sr's best line comes when his villain is forced to join forces with the hero to fight hostile Indians. 'Taggart,' he snarls. 'I'm just as embarrassed as you are! ' STAR SPOT: Look out for a young David Carradine in a supporting role.


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