_**Mixes “Gunfight at the O.K. Corral” with “3:10 to Yuma”**_

In Arizona, a justice-minded marshal (Kirk Douglas) apprehends the criminal son (Earl Holliman) of a big time rancher (Anthony Quinn) and is determined to take him back to his town via the 9:00 PM train. But the rancher & his cronies mean to stop it, whatever the cost. Carolyn Jones is on hand.

Directed by John Sturges, “Last Train from Gun Hill” (1959) is similar in tone to Sturges’ “Gun Fight at the O.K. Corral” mixed with elements of “3:10 to Yuma” (both from 1957), but it’s not as good as either. Quinn’s character is exasperatingly oafish in that he refuses to hold his grossly foolish son accountable for rape/murder. The fact that the woman was an AmerIndian is irrelevant.

The showdown in the final act is also unrealistic. Not to mention there’s too much sitting around and the flick seems longer than it is. If you can get past these flaws, it’s an okay 50’s Western with two notable stars.

The movie runs 1 hour, 35 minutes, and was shot in several areas of Arizona, including Old Tucson, with some stuff done at Paramount Studios, Hollywood.

GRADE: C+