The Last Wagon
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Movie Reviews of The Last Wagon
Movie Review: One of the most beautiful Western I have ever seen
Summary: 5 Stars
"The Last Wagoon" was entitled in Spain "La Ley del Talión", that means "an eye for an eye". This is a Western I saw on the screen theaters in the fifties, but afterwards, the times I saw it again was always on TV in full screen, a real pity because you loose the wonderfull landscape, the mountains and the rivers with clean water (not as the ones today). I Live in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, and when I saw "The Last Wagoon" in Amazon.com, in Cinemascope, I bought it inmediatly, to recuperate this fabulous Western directed by Delmer Daves with an original script that is a chant to the nature not only for the landscape but also for the words of Comanche Todd (Richard Widmark) to Jenny (Felicia Farr) trying to conquer her heart with a very beutiful ending.Movie Review: must have
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a Western as it should be. In mine opinion, everyone who has a library of Western DVD's should have it; it is superb. A good story with no unnecessary shooting and nearly no unneccesary violance. The story is at all times suspensefull and the end is both satisfying and original.The actors are generally good (on a scale of 1-10 I would rate them 8).There are four exeptions who rate a 9 - Comance Tod, the youngest boy and his sister, and the hysterical and spoiled girl. There are three with lower ratings: the dark haired young adult boy (rating:7), the blond young adult boy who unnecessari shot the rattlesnake (rating:6), and the sheriff (he was completely and without any reason unhumanely cruel (rating:4)Movie Review: Richard Widmark On the Run
Summary: 5 Stars
THE LAST WAGON (1956) is an above-average western that stars Richard Widmark as an accused fugitive killer who helps a group of teenage survivors make their way back to civilization, after a band of Apaches attack and massacre everybody else in their wagon train.
Many of the teens don't really trust Widmark, who was raised by the Comanches, but they have no choice but to follow this man who has a death sentence hanging over his head.
Delmer Daves directed the drama, which features some well-staged fight sequences, nice scenery and good performances from a cast that includes Felicia Farr, Nick Adams, Susan Kohner and Ray Stricklyn.
© Michael B. Druxman
Movie Review: A Great "Lessons Learned" Western!
Summary: 5 Stars
Filmed in an exquisitely beautiful part of Arizona, this fine 1956 film relates a tale about revenge and survival. "Commanche Todd," a white man who lived among the Indians for more than twenty years, sets out to avenge the murder of his Commanche wife and two young sons by four brothers. Superbly portrayed by Richard Widmark, Todd becomes involved with the young survivors of a wagon train that has been wiped out by Apaches, and who must survive with his guidance. An exciting and riveting film from beginning to end, it is a study in the maturation of widely-varying personalities, with an excellent subplot on trust and interdependency. Truly one of Widmark's best western efforts.Movie Review: The Last Wagon
Summary: 5 Stars
The Last Wagon is a dependable Western drama which is plenty. Solid story, and great performances from a varied cast. Richard Widmark as always delivers. And the underrated and uderused young character actor, Ray Stricklyn, turns in a wonderful performance. Too bad that his ill concealed homosexuality doomed his career so early.