Tonight's Movie: Drums Across the River (1954) - A Kino Lorber Blu-ray Review

A couple of weeks ago I reviewed THE CIMARRON KID (1952) from the Kino Lorber Audie Murphy Collection Volume 4.

Tonight I'm back with another review from the same set, DRUMS ACROSS THE RIVER (1954).

I first saw this film in 2014 via a DVD from the TCM Vault Audie Murphy Collection.

That was a good print, but it's wonderful that Kino Lorber has now reissued it on Blu-ray, complete with a commentary track by knowledgeable experts.

As I mentioned in my review of THE CIMARRON KID, I feel that Murphy really started to come into his own as a fine actor around 1954, and his growing ability and confidence is demonstrated in DRUMS ACROSS THE RIVER. I'd note he's even better in his other two films released the same year, DESTRY (1954) and RIDE CLEAR OF DIABLO (1954).

As was the case in 2014, the DRUMS ACROSS THE RIVER plot about gold thieves and Ute Indians isn't a favorite of mine, as Murphy's character, Gary, and his father (Walter Brennan) are helpless dealing with the bad guys (headed by Lyle Bettger) for much of the film.

For more detailed analysis of the movie I'd like to encourage readers to click over to my older review, as my thoughts haven't changed in the intervening years, and then click back here for additional thoughts.

Despite my dissatisfaction with the story, there are several factors which make DRUMS ACROSS THE RIVER worthwhile:

*Murphy's more polished acting

*Fine supporting performances by Hugh O'Brian as a psycho hired gun and Jay Silverheels as an Indian who joins forces with Murphy, plus a welcome appearance by Bob Steele as one of Bettger's henchmen

*Pretty Lisa Gaye -- younger sister of Teala Loring and Debra Paget -- as Murphy's sweetheart (though she does exclaim "Gary!" a few times too many)

*Respectful treatment of Indians

*Outstanding Technicolor, filmed by Harold Lipstein

*A variety of interesting locations, including Iverson Movie Ranch, Red Rock Canyon, and more

*A quick 78-minute running time.

DRUMS ACROSS THE RIVER was directed by Nathan Juran. It was written by John K. Butler and Lawrence Roman from Butler's story.

Cast members not previously mentioned also include Mara Corday, who passed away earlier this year; Regis Toomey, Emile Meyer, Morris Ankrum, James Anderson, and Gregg Barton.

The Blu-ray print is terrific, and those who appreciate Universal's Technicolor Westerns of this era will very much enjoy it. Sound quality is also excellent.

Disc extras consist of the previously mentioned commentary track, which features C. Courtney Joyner and Henry Parke, historians I have heard speak at the Lone Pine Film Festival. The disc also contains the movie trailer, newly mastered in 2K, plus four additional Murphy trailers.

Coming soon, a review of the final film in this set, THE KID FROM TEXAS (1950).

Thanks to Kino Lorber for providing a review copy of this Blu-ray collection.

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Tonight's Movie: Executive Suite (1954) - A Warner Archive Blu-ray Review

I first saw EXECUTIVE SUITE (1954) in the earliest days of this blog, close to 20 years ago.

I liked the movie yet hadn't seen it again in the years since 2005...so many movies, so little time! It's just been released on Blu-ray by the Warner Archive Collection, and it was a great pleasure returning to it for this review. I think having watched the entire cast in so many more movies in the intervening years really sharpened my appreciation for EXECUTIVE SUITE, placing it in greater context in each of their careers.

The always-reliable director Robert Wise successfully juggles the movie's huge roster of stars in the engrossing story of a 24-hour corporate crisis.

In a creatively shot first-person opening (think LADY IN THE LAKE), Tredway Corporation president Avery Bullard (the unseen Raoul Freeman) goes down an elevator, sends a telegram, exits the building, and then keels over dead in the street.

George Nyle Caswell (Louis Calhern), observing Bullard's death from a window, immediately sells off stock as part of a plan to make some fast cash, and that's only the start of the machinations resulting from Bullard's untimely passing.

Bullard's company has no plan of succession, and various vice presidents immediately start jockeying for the top job.

Loren Shaw (Fredric March), who rushes to fill the leadership void, attempts to blackmail both Caswell and head salesman Walter Dudley (Paul Douglas) for their votes, promising to put a stop to the financial losses Caswell's unwise selloff will incur, while keeping quiet that the married Dudley has a mistress -- Dudley's secretary, Eva (Shelley Winters).

Other board members, Walling (William Holden), Alderson (Walter Pidgeon), and Grimm (Dean Jagger), are unhappy with the prospect of penny-pinching, officious Shaw in charge. Walling and Alderson toy with the idea of serving as president, with Alderson's wife (Virginia Brissac) pushing him that the role should be his. Grimm, about to retire, doesn't seem to care much one way or the other.

And the final board member, Julia Tredway (Barbara Stanwyck) -- daughter of the company founder and lover of the late Bullard -- is an enigma.

Circling among all the board members is another enigmatic woman, Bullard's executive secretary Erica Martin (Oscar-nominated Nina Foch). Erica has definite...feelings...about both her late boss and the direction of the company, but they're never directly conveyed with words.

The incisive script was by Ernest Lehman, based on a novel by Cameron Hawley. Lehman, who later wrote NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959), would also collaborate with director Wise on the Oscar-winning WEST SIDE STORY (1961) and THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965).

As one might imagine, given the director, screenwriter, and cast, this is a very well-made, well-acted 104 minutes. The final boardroom debate between Holden and March is just as relevant now as it was 70 years ago.

Holden, who had a run of films in the '50s as good as any actor ever, is typically fine as the idealistic R&D man. I'm a fan of June Allyson, who plays his wife, but she was unfortunately too often stuck with not-too-smart '50s roles, though this part is at least better than her similar corporate wife in WOMAN'S WORLD (1954) the very same year.

It's remarkable to me that Pidgeon was only 55 when this was filmed in the fall of 1953; his character easily plays 15 or 20 years older. Similarly, Jagger, playing a man on the verge of retirement, was only 49 when this was filmed! It was common in this era for actors/characters to come across as "older" than they do at the same age in our era, but still, it was a bit of a shock to realize their actual ages. It's wild to compare that Tom Cruise, as one example, was past 60 when doing stunts in MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - THE FINAL RECKONING (2025).

Stanwyck, for that matter, was only 46 in EXECUTIVE SUITE, but like many actresses of the era had adopted a prematurely aging short haircut in the '50s. She and Foch's characters are similar in that they each apparently loved the late Bullard, yet their feelings are conveyed with relatively little dialogue. Julia (Stanwyck) is so overwrought by Bullard's death that she may be suicidal, while Erica forges on with her job.

When I saw the film previously I wondered if Foch was deserving of her Best Supporting Actress nomination for such a small role...but watching this time I realized that I was watching her every minute she's on camera, and surely that says something about the intensity of her performance -- especially given how much is conveyed nonverbally.

A lingering question: Was there a reason beyond preoccupation with business that Bullard hadn't married Julia? Was he perhaps also involved with Erica? We'll never know, but we can speculate.

This is as good a place as any to briefly detour and mention that Erica's distinctive pen necklace is a brilliant, memorable touch. It's both visually striking and suggestive of Erica's total dedication to her job. The great Helen Rose was the costume designer, and I'd be curious to know if she was responsible for the necklace as well.

Sometimes it feels like Winters was cast in every movie of the late '40s and '50s, but at least I've come to tolerate her more than I used to, though she'll never be a favorite. On the other hand, I always enjoy Douglas and he's good here as the likeable salesman Winters comes to realize may be a nice guy but is a dead end as far as a relationship goes.

Among the supporting cast I especially enjoyed Lucille Knox (billed Knoch). Some reviewers have referred to her as Caswell's date or girlfriend, but the end credits name her as "Mrs. George Nyle Caswell." She only has a couple of scenes with Calhern, but her looks are arresting and, like Foch, it's hard not to pay her attention.

As someone born in the city I have to mention that the airport scenes were filmed at Long Beach Airport, which was also a location for A STOLEN LIFE (1946), THE BACHELOR AND THE BOBBY-SOXER (1947), WALLFLOWER (1948), and several other films. (Several years ago Jacqueline Lynch wrote about the airport at Another Old Movie Blog.) I just flew out of the airport a few days ago, in fact.

The sharp-looking Blu-ray print, showing off the crisp black and white cinematography of George Folsey, is from a 1080p HD master from a 4K scan of the original camera negative. Sound quality is also excellent. The soundtrack omits a musical score, instead relying on street and traffic sounds, as well as a loudly gonging clock.

Disc extras consist of the trailer; the nine-minute Pete Smith Specialty short DO SOMEONE A FAVOR (1954); a Tom and Jerry cartoon, HIC-CUP PUP (1954); and an archival commentary by Oliver Stone, a holdover from the original 2007 DVD release.

Thanks to the Warner Archive for providing a review copy of this Blu-ray. Warner Archive Blu-rays may be ordered from Movie Zyng, Amazon, and other online retailers.

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Around the Blogosphere This Week

Miscellaneous bits of news and fun stuff from around the Internet...

...Film director-historian-preservationist Steve Latshaw was just named the new director of the Museum of Western Film History in Lone Pine, California. Steve is a great guy, and I look forward to seeing what the future holds for the museum with him at the helm.

...And speaking of Lone Pine, tickets for this year's festival, held from October 9th-12th, go on sale on July 15th.

...Over at Riding the High Country, Colin has reviewed Dick Powell and Lizabeth Scott in PITFALL (1948).

...F1: THE MOVIE (2025), a racing movie starring Brad Pitt, is receiving good buzz and word of mouth. I anticipate seeing it in the next few days. A trailer is here.

...Almost two decades on, the original cast of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA (2006) is reuniting for a sequel. Kenneth Branagh joins the cast as the husband of Miranda (Meryl Streep).

...Glenn Erickson of Trailers From Hell and Toby Roan of 50 Westerns From the 50s have each favorably reviewed the wonderful new Warner Archive Blu-ray release of CHEYENNE (1955-63). For anyone who may have missed it, I reviewed the set in May.

...At The Hannibal 8, Toby has also reviewed the LIGHTHOUSE (1947) Blu-ray I reviewed here in April. Like CHEYENNE, this is a release deserving of attention!

...Just published by Bear Manor Media: RARE BEAUTY: BONITA GRANVILLE - A BIOGRAPHY by Kate Arndt.

...I also recently learned that Bear Manor Media published a biography, ALEXIS SMITH, written by Peter Shelley, a little over a year ago.

...Glenn Erickson's disc reviews are always worth reading. Some of his latest are LAW AND ORDER (1932) from Kino Lorber Studio Classics, THREE COMRADES (1938) from the Warner Archive Collection, and MIDNIGHT (1939) from the Criterion Collection. (Speaking of MIDNIGHT, a reminder that it's on sale half price this month in the annual Barnes & Noble Criterion sale.)

...Over at Greenbriar Picture Shows, John McElwee shares some great pics of Clark Gable, including a couple of Gable appearing on a radio show with Margaret O'Brien.

...The July streaming lineup on the Criterion Channel includes "Miami Neo-Noir" and "Summer Romances."

...Karen Burroughs Hannsberry reviews four enjoyable noir titles in her latest "Noir Nook" column for Classic Movie Hub.  I've liked them all!

...Eva Marie Saint turned 101 on Independence Day! Please visit my photo-filled centennial tribute to the actress in honor of her birthday.

...Notable Passings: Actor-Singer Bobby Sherman, remembered for TV's HERE COME THE BRIDES (1968-70), has died at 81. Sherman had a second career working as a first responder in various capacities. It's sad to note that all five primary cast members of HERE COME THE BRIDES have now passed away...Actress Maureen Hingert, who appeared in small roles in THE KING AND I (1956) and several '50s Westerns, has passed on at 88...Rick Hurst of TV's THE DUKES OF HAZZARD (1979-82), where he played Cletus, has died at 79...Kenneth Colley, who played Admiral Piett in THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980) and RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983), has passed away at 87...Quentin Tarantino regular Michael Madsen has died at 67. Survivors include his sister, actress Virginia Madsen...Composer Lalo Schifrin, whose work included the MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE theme music, has passed on at 93.

...For additional recent links of interest to classic film fans, please visit my June 21st column.

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TCM in July: Highlights

Happy July!

My look at the July highlights on Turner Classic Movies has been delayed due to my recent travels, but there's still lots of great viewing ahead this month!

There's not a regular July Star of the Month; instead there's a theme, celebrating "Ladies of the '80s" including Kathleen Turner, Debra Winger, Michelle Pfeiffer, Goldie Hawn, Sissy Spacek, Jessica Lange, and more.

The Star of the Month series begins on Tuesday, July 8th.

The July TCM Spotlight focuses on mythology, beginning on Wednesday, July 9th; and Alicia Malone continues to host a Summer Romance series every Sunday.

The July Noir Alley films will be THIS SIDE OF THE LAW (1950) on July 5th and 6th, THE GANGSTER (1947) on the 12th and 13th, INTRUDER IN THE DUST (1949) on July 19th and 20th, and the great heist film RIFIFI (1955) on July 26th-27th.

Here's a look at just a few of the fun things being shown on TCM in July. Please click any hyperlinked title to read my extended review.

...Late on Independence Day TCM is showing John Ford's DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK (1939). This is a favorite film which aired often on TV when I was young but which is rarely shown on TCM since it was released by 20th Century-Fox, and Fox films cost more for TCM to license. It has an engaging story and a great cast, seen in gorgeous Technicolor. Do tune in!

...Dave Karger's Musical Matinee on July 5th will be the delightful GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (1953) starring Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell.

...The "summer romance" movie hosted by Alicia Malone on Sunday, July 6th, is the classic screwball comedy MY MAN GODFREY (1936) with William Powell, Carole Lombard, and a fantastic supporting cast.

...A day of "divorced couple" movies on July 7th includes WE WERE DANCING (1942) with Melvyn Douglas and Norma Shearer. Like MY MAN GODFREY, the top supporting cast is headed by the great Gail Patrick.

...Director Clarence Brown is honored with a seven-film lineup on July 8th, including COME LIVE WITH ME (1941) starring James Stewart and Hedy Lamarr.

...A July 9th day of films on troubled teens includes Jimmy Lydon in HOT ROD (1950). It's a minor film, but I enjoyed it.

...I'm very fond of AS THE EARTH TURNS (1934), airing on July 10th. Jean Muir leads an excellent cast in a film based on the Pulitzer Prize nominated book by Gladys Hasty Carroll.

...Actress Debra Winger is the guest on the Two For One series on July 12th. One of the films she chose is the fascinating PEOPLE WILL TALK (1951) starring Cary Grant and Jeanne Crain.

...One of my favorite days on the July schedule is July 14th, packed with eight Robert Montgomery pre-Codes. I've seen all but one of the films and highly recommend diving into the entire day's viewing. The movies kick off with the lovely LOVERS COURAGEOUS (1932), costarring Montgomery's frequent costar and longtime friend Madge Evans. Years ago I wrote in a Montgomery tribute that LOVERS COURAGEOUS is "a romance which conveys Montgomery's unique strengths as a leading man, vulnerable and connecting with Evans so intimately that the viewer feels that one is peeking in on something private, rather than simply watching a movie."

...A Barbara Stanwyck birthday tribute on July 16th continues several terrific movies, with my favorite being MY REPUTATION (1946), costarring George Brent.

... A day of movies with the word "strange" in the title include another Barbara Stanwyck film, THE STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS (1946), costarring Van Heflin, Lizabeth Scott, and Kirk Douglas. The "strange" day on the schedule is July 17th.

...It's Doris Day Day on TCM July 18th!  The eight Day films showing including a number of favorites, such as ON MOONLIGHT BAY (1951), BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON (1953), and CALAMITY JANE (1953).

...The "summer romance" film on Sunday, July 20th, is Howard Hawks' HIS GIRL FRIDAY (1940) starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell.  Then stick around for the very cute (and very summery!) THE GIRL FROM JONES BEACH (1949) with Ronald Reagan and Virginia Mayo.

...THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU (1944) receives one of its relatively infrequent TCM airings on July 22nd, as part of a lineup featuring character actor Henry Travers. Dennis Moran and Eleanor Parker star in this terrific World War II romance, supported by Dane Clark and Faye Emerson.

...Deanna Durbin stars in THREE SMART GIRLS (1937) on July 24th. It's part of a lineup of films featuring "studio saviors," also including Shirley Temple and Rin Tin Tin. Anything Deanna made is entertaining!

...The mystery lineup on July 25th is terrific, including lesser-known titles like SHADOW OF A WOMAN (1946), starring Andrea King, and THE ARNELO AFFAIR (1947) with Frances Gifford.

...There's more Robert Montgomery on July 26th, when Robert Townsend shows the classic comedic fantasy HERE COMES MR. JORDAN (1941) as part of the Two for One series.

...Don't miss Ray Milland and Jean Arthur in EASY LIVING (1937), another ultra-classic screwball comedy being shown by Alicia Malone as part of the "Summer Romance" series. It will be shown July 27th. I've seen this countless times, and it only gets funnier with repeat viewings.

...A day of Irving Berlin musicals on July 29th includes CAREFREE (1938). CAREFREE is one of my favorite Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movies, and it was a delight to see it on a big screen this year at the TCM Classic Film Festival.

...The month wraps up with a "young love" theme on July 31st, including Joyce Reynolds as JANIE (1944) and Elizabeth Taylor in CYNTHIA (1947). Like DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK, mentioned at the outset of this month's listings, CYNTHIA was on TV frequently when I was young.  It may not be a "great" film but I've always enjoyed it.

For more on TCM in July 2025, please visit my Quick Preview of TCM in July along with TCM's online schedule.

Happy Summer!

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Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July!

Here's a lovely photo of Carole Landis, a great patriot who worked tirelessly visiting troops around the world during World War II.

May God continue to bless and protect our great nation. Happy Independence Day!

Previous Independence Day photos: 2012 (Susan Hayward), 2013 (Susan Hayward and Virginia Dale), 2014 (Vera-Ellen and Cyd Charisse), 2015 (Ava Gardner), 2016 (Jeanne Crain), 2017 (Debbie Reynolds and Jane Powell), 2018 (Alexis Smith), 2019 (Ann Blyth), 2020 (Ann Miller), 2021 (Penny Edwards), 2022 (Gloria DeHaven), 2023 (Doris Day), and 2024 (Joan Caulfield).

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Around the Blogosphere This Week...

...will not appear this weekend, as I am traveling.

The column will return next weekend on Saturday, July 5th.

For recent links of interest to classic film fans, please check out my June 21st column.

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New at Classic Movie Hub: A "B" Western Sampler, Vol. 4

This month I celebrate my seventh anniversary writing the Classic Movie Hub Western RoundUp column!

In my latest column it's time for my annual "B" Western sampler, featuring reviews of four films I watched while on my recent road trip vacation.

The movies starred John Wayne, Bill Elliott, Johnny Mack Brown, and Bob Steele, with some rather interesting leading ladies.

Please click over to Classic Movie Hub to check it out, and thanks very much for reading!

Previous Classic Movie Hub Western RoundUp Column Links: June 2018; July 2018; August 2018; September 2018; October 2018; November 2018; December 2018; January 2019; February 2019; April 5, 2019; April 30, 2019; May 2019; June 2019; July 2019; August 2019; September 2019; October 2019; November 2019; December 2019; January 2020; February 2020; March 2020; April 2020; May 2020; June 2020; July 2020; August 2020; September 2020; October 2020; November 2020; December 2020; January 2021; February 2021; March 2021; May 2021; June 2021; June 2021 (No. 2); July 2021; August 2021; September 2021; November 2021; December 2021; December 2021 (No. 2); January 2022; February 2022; March 2022; April 2022; May 2022; June 2022; July 2022; August 2022; September 2022; November 2022; November 2022 (No. 2); January 2023 (No. 1); January 2023 (No. 2); March 2023; April 2023; May 2023 (No. 1); May 2023 (No. 2); June 2023; July 2023; September 2023; September 2023 (No. 2); October 2023; November 2023; December 2023; January 2024; February 2024; March 2024; April 2024; May 2024; June 2024; July 2024; August 2024; September 2024; October 2024; November 2024; December 2024; January 2025; February 2025; March 2025; April 2025; May 2025.

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Criterion Half-Price Summer Sale at Barnes & Noble

The annual half-price summer sale at Barnes & Noble is now underway!

The sale will last until July 27th.

My picks this summer will include MIDNIGHT (1939) and THE BIG HEAT (1953).

Happy shopping!

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Tonight's Movie: The Cimarron Kid (1952) - A Kino Lorber Blu-ray Review

There's lots of great Audie Murphy viewing ahead thanks to Kino Lorber, which has just released a pair of very welcome Murphy Blu-ray collections, Volume IV and Volume V.

Focusing first on Volume 4, the set consists of three titles, THE KID FROM TEXAS (1950), THE CIMARRON KID (1952), and DRUMS ACROSS THE RIVER (1954).

The first two titles listed above are "outlaw" movies, my least favorite Western subgenre, as there are inevitably many deaths and most often an unhappy ending.

The fact that THE CIMARRON KID, the first film I've watched from this set, has a less sour ending than the average outlaw film was one of the factors which left me feeling better about the movie than most of its type.

Murphy plays Bill Doolin, who as the film opens has been paroled from prison and is on a train heading to a ranching job.

Circumstances surrounding a holdup of his train lead to the erroneous conclusion by some that Bill is part of the robbery gang, which causes him to flee the train and join up with the robbers, his old friends the Daltons.

With no better options, Bill joins the gang, and after many of the men are killed in a bank holdup, he becomes the leader of the much smaller group of survivors, who include Bitter Creek (James Best) and Bitter Creek's loyal girlfriend Cimarron Rose (Yvette Duguay, billed here as Dugay).

Bill also meets Carrie (Beverly Tyler), the daughter of a former outlaw (Roy Roberts), and they fall in love. But Carrie's pleas to Bill to quit the crime racket fall on deaf ears, though he dreams of someday ranching in Argentina...

THE CIMARRON KID, which was energetically directed by Budd Boetticher, is a colorful and entertaining 84 minutes despite the film more than meeting my expectation of many character deaths.

This was still fairly early on in Murphy's career, and while his acting was developing steadily he's still not quite there yet in terms of the charisma and nuanced performances he would give as soon as the next year or two. That said, he's interesting and sympathetic despite a fairly one-note character, as written by Louis Stevens from a story by Stevens and Kay Lenard. There was something special about Murphy from the start, and within a fairly short time frame he lived up to his full potential as a Western star.

Beverly Tyler, who'd begun at MGM in the '40s with films like THE BEGINNING OR THE END (1946), alternated TV work with a handful of Westerns in the '50s. I've previously enjoyed her in THE BATTLE AT APACHE PASS (1952) and TOUGHEST GUN IN TOMBSTONE (1958). Tyler acted until 1961, then married Jim Jordan, the son of Jim and Marian Jordan (radio's famed "Fibber McGee and Molly"), in 1962. They were married until his death in 1998; Tyler died in 2005.

Tyler is quite good here as the spunky Carrie, particularly in a rare comedic scene where she and Bill pretend they're buying an engagement ring. She also looks lovely in Technicolor!

Duguay comes close to running away with the movie as the feisty, loyal girlfriend of one of the gang. One of the things this film has going for it is that neither of the leading women are passive wallflowers; for good or ill, they take things into their own hands to help their men, whether the men want it or not.

Duguay's Cimarron Rose acts as a spy, scouting out facts on the ground for the men, and a fateful telegram she sends uncovers a betrayal. Duguay began as a child actress, playing Maria Montez as a young girl in ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES (1941); her other adult films included FRANCIS COVERS THE BIG TOWN (1953). I first knew her from a 1958 MAVERICK episode; she retired just two years later. She died in 1986.

The deep supporting cast is headed by Leif Erickson, who's enjoyable as a sympathetic marshal. In addition to the actors mentioned above, the cast also includes Hugh O'Brian, Noah Beery (Jr.), John Hubbard, Frank Silvera, Frank Ferguson, Gregg Palmer, William Reynolds, and Rand Brooks. Look for Ann Robinson in a small role.

Kino Lorber's Blu-ray shows off the Technicolor cinematography of Charles P. Boyle to good effect. This is a pleasing Blu-ray print, and the movie's great look is part of the impetus to watch.

Extras consist of a commentary track by Western experts C. Courtney Joyner and Henry Parke; the trailer, newly mastered in 2K; and a gallery of four additional trailers for other Audie Murphy films available from Kino Lorber.

Update: Here's my review of DRUMS ACROSS THE RIVER (1954) from the same set.

Thanks to Kino Lorber for providing a review copy of this Blu-ray collection.

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