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Whelp seems I am accidentally stalking Anthony Quinn...but it was fun to jump 20 years backward!
I have never read this book so I am not sure this notion is entirely founded, but I don't believe it was translated well to the screen. It certainly encompasses a compelling situation, where the mob mentality results in the execution of three innocent men and the repercussions of such actions. However the film was almost entirely horse riding scenes with blatant moral debates which do grow tiresome. In addition, they market Henry Fonda as the protagonist and his character has no real purpose in the entire film, and his love plot even less so.
However the film was not without some saving graces. Although I knew going in that the three men were going to be killed I found myself still some how believing that they were going to be saved, the film certainly drew out the suspense. And, I was also amused to see Margaret Hamilton as something beside the Wicked Witch of the West which caused me to sing the Miss Gulch biking song. Similarly, I had not seen Jane Darwell outside Mary Poppins in a while but she certainly wasn't feeding the bird this time.
Overall: It lost to Casablanca (1943) and to me it is almost unfathomable that that film, one of the greatest works of all time, and this one were made in the same year. If you choose to watch it, its only 75 minutes, but you can certainly skip it.
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