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Title: Add a half-star for the supporting cast...
Review: Not the best vehicle for the Duke, but he tries to give it some flair. Supporting actors Anthony Quinn, Paul Fix, and James Gleason have better moments than co-stars Larraine Day, Cedric Hardwicke and Judith Anderson. This one is set in South America, where Wayne is in charge of building a railroad for tycoon Hardwicke, but when the Duke romances the daughter, hostilities between Cedric and John become not just project-threatening, but life-threatening as well. There is a nice sequence of a locomotive on a bridge in a huge storm, but overall, it seems to be flat and not well-written or directed. Most of the South American backdrop looks fake. Unless you are a John Wayne fanatic, this is one you can miss without regret.
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