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Unjustly booted out of the cavalry, Mike McComb strikes out for Nevada, and deciding never to be used again, ruthlessly works his way up to becoming one of the most powerful silver magnates in the west. His empire begins to fall apart as the other mining combines rise against him and his stubbornness loses him the support of his wife and old friends.
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Directed by Raoul Walsh
Errol Flynn'Mike' McComb
Ann SheridanGeorgia Moore
Thomas MitchellJohn Plato Beck
Bruce BennettStanley Moore
Tom D'Andrea'Pistol' Porter
Barton MacLane'Banjo' Sweeney
Monte Blue'Buck' Chevigee
Jonathan HaleMajor Spencer
Al BridgeSam Slade
Arthur SpaceMajor Ross
Ben CorbettSweeney Henchman (uncredited)
Tex DriscollMiner (uncredited)Videos
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CinemaSerfJul 9, 2022
One of Errol Flynn's grittier parts this one. He ("McComb") gets his chance to go from dishonourably discharged cavalry officer to unscrupulous millionaire taking on all comers as he seeks to make his fortune from silver, and to win his gal "Georgia" (Ann Sheridan). Gradually, though, the enmity he has attracted starts to cause others to challenge him, to gang up on him, and he must fight for his very survival - especially when "Georgia" begins to believe he may have had a ha… Read more
nd in the demise of her original husband. There is a good pace to this, his rise is stellar and the relationship with best pal "Beck" (Thomas Mitchell) and rival Bruce Bennett allow both of these characters room to breathe too, building to quite an enjoyably tense last fifteen minutes. I liked Flynn's performance here - his steely stare, angry determination and sheer bloody-mindedness took this otherwise routine drama just that little bit higher up the scale, and with strong supporting efforts and some good photography, made this an enjoyable western to watch.