Tag der Gesetzlosen (1959)

Tag der Gesetzlosen: Directed by André De Toth. With Robert Ryan, Burl Ives, Tina Louise, Alan Marshal. Blaise Starrett is a rancher at odds with homesteaders when outlaws hold up the small town. The outlaws are held in check only by their notorious leader, but he is diagnosed with a fatal wound and the town is a powder keg waiting to blow.

“Outlaws make a stopover at a tiny frontier town, holding the residents hostage. The most notable feature of this western is its frigid, snow-covered setting, effectively conveyed by the stark cinematography. The plot concerning conflicts between ranchers and cowboys and the invasion of the outlaws is not terribly compelling but De Toth keeps it interesting enough. Ryan plays a disgruntled cowboy and, as always, heu0026#39;s worth watching. Louise, who played Ryanu0026#39;s Daughter-in-Law the previous year in her film debut in u0026quot;Godu0026#39;s Little Acre,u0026quot; here plays his love interest! Ives is fine as the leader of the outlaws. The score is nice.”