Schiess zurück, Cowboy (1958)

Schiess zurück, Cowboy: Directed by Henry Hathaway. With Don Murray, Diane Varsi, Chill Wills, Dennis Hopper. After ranch hand Tod Lohman accidentally kills the son of a powerful rancher, he panics and flees, but the rancher and his vengeful crew hunt Tod down.

“Henry Hathawayu0026#39;s westerns are more ambitious than simple action films,their high moral standards favorably compare to those of John Ford ,Henry King or Delmer Dames.At first sight,u0026quot;from hell to Texas u0026quot; seems a plea against violence ,but itu0026#39;s not only that.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAlthough a sharpshooter ,Don Murrayu0026#39;s character is nothing more than a child who is clueless.The scenes by the river are revealing:heu0026#39;s a shy prudish lad ,whose only guide is his bible and his motheru0026#39;s photograph .In fact,heu0026#39;s desperately searching for a father.On his way,he will meet two older,wiser men for whom heu0026#39;s only a kid . Itu0026#39;s really amazing how much these characters feel the herou0026#39;s weakness and how they want to protect him.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnother father is his fiercest enemy because this man thinks heu0026#39;s responsible for his sonu0026#39;s death.The screenplay smartly avoids the events that led to the chase.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOn one hand,a young man trying to find a place he can call home (you do not like solitude,donu0026#39;t you,he says to a horse ),on another a blind father who destroys his family because of a false revenge.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe rebuilding of a family,with ,in parallel ,the nearly destruction of another one.”