Elliott plays Bill Martin, who returns home when his brother is killed. Bill's brother was caught in a range war between cattlemen and farmers, and Bill is soon caught up in the midst of the battles himself when he assists farmers putting up barbed wire to keep their crops from being trampled by cattle.
There's a unique scene featuring a machine the farmers use to string together their barbed wire. Wild Bill Elliott, as in most late 40's and 50's westerns is a tight lipped, grim-faced character who seems to carry a lot on his shoulders. Here, he is determined to fulfil what his brother wanted to achieve, so he fences the cattle out of farming land.
A well-told "barbed wire" story with good acting, dialogue, though it lacks a little in pace in the first half. But it picks up pace in pace in the second half, and ends with a rambunctious showdown. There's a horrific scene of Elliott delivered to a dance wrapped head to toe in barbed wire.
There's a unique scene featuring a machine the farmers use to string together their barbed wire. Wild Bill Elliott, as in most late 40's and 50's westerns is a tight lipped, grim-faced character who seems to carry a lot on his shoulders. Here, he is determined to fulfil what his brother wanted to achieve, so he fences the cattle out of farming land.
A well-told "barbed wire" story with good acting, dialogue, though it lacks a little in pace in the first half. But it picks up pace in pace in the second half, and ends with a rambunctious showdown. There's a horrific scene of Elliott delivered to a dance wrapped head to toe in barbed wire.