The film starts with Yancey Cravat [Dix] preparing for a land run in Oklahoma. A confident adventurer he compares the land run to biblical references of cities of thousands popping up overnight. He moved his wife and children to Oklahoma from Kansas reluctantly, and against his mother-in-law's wishes. They setup as newspaper and he single-handedly protects the city from bandits and outlaws several times.
A man incapable of settling down he disappears for years on end leaving his wife in charge of the newspaper. The story becomes just as much about her, as it does about him after he disappears for good near the end of the film. The pace of the film is irregular and confusing at times, it is not like a modern day film in how we just from year-to-year. the most annoying part of the film though is Dix's hair. It is almost comical and not captured well in this movie poster. There is a memorable court room scene where his hair seems to take a life of its own. I lost some respect for the character and actor at the same time, and although this might sound nit-picky or overly critical to ding a movie on an actors hair... well you just need to see it to understand.
I probably would have given this a 4 or 5 if not for the fact that I grew up in Oklahoma and loved the land run and boom town aspects of the film. I would suggest you pass...
Vote: 6/10
IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021746/
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