In the Colorado Rockies, Sheriff Scott, heads a posse that is after four escaped convicts, and thought it is his sworn duty to return the men dead or alive, he is, as always, reluctant to kill his fellow man. He is accompanied by Jaynes, a tavern owner, who takes much delight in his telescopic rifle, and by "Smitty," a gas station held up the escapees and more than ready to show she can be as tough as any man, although she seems to have some other motive for getting to the leader of the convicts, Kaygo.
制作公司:哥伦比亚影业公司 Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
西部开拓史(How the West Was Won)是一部1962年的史诗型式西部片。时间设定为1839年至1889年。情节是拓荒者普莱史考特一家人四代的故事,旁及各相关人事物;从中呈现半个世纪的美国西部历史。此片气势雄浑壮阔,编剧、取景、摄影、配乐、音效、导演、演员 阵容,各方面俱臻上乘水平。全片包括5个部分:《急流》、《平原》、《非法之徒》,由亨利·海瑟威执导;《南北战争》由约翰·福特导演;《铁路》由乔治·马歇尔执导。
故事讲述一家三代在各种时代背景下的艰难曲折,通过这个家庭从19世纪早期到1880年代半个世纪的迁徙经历,描述美国西部历史。他们从纽约出发,经历了内战,淘金热,路遇印第安人和西南部的流放者,经历各种艰难险阻,终于到达西部,并联合其他开拓者在平原上修建了铁路,把法律与正义也带到了边疆。
通过一系列离奇的巧合,一位艺术家发现自己被错误地指控银行抢劫和谋杀,并被当局和真凶追捕。
A scientist working on an important new invention which will protect Allied shipping from U-boat torpedoes has been assigned Secret Service security protection. Amazingly, despite the fact that his laboratory and experiments are located on the upper floor of his Washington mansion, he decides to host a cocktail party for friends on the first floor. Even though several of his gu...