**_A professional figures out a way to cut down the odds before making a move_**
An ex-lawman from Santa Fe and his ex-deputy (John McIntire and George Peppard) come to an Arizona town to assist the female owner of a stagecoach line (Jean Simmons), who happens to be persecuted by the town’s venal mogul, also an ex-lawman (Dean Martin). Since the odds are against winning a tangle with this boss,...
There are quite a few former lawmen in this enjoyable western adventure, and for a change Dean Martin is neither the goodie nor the crooner. He’s “Flood” who owns just about everything in the town except the stagecoach line which still belongs to “Molly” (Jean Simmons). When then stage is ambushed, it is carrying “Dolan” (George Peppard) who quickly finds himself embroiled in some local shenanigan...