The Wild And The Innocent (1959)

Set in Wyoming, a naive mountain man (Audie Murphy) comes to the "big town" to sell his furs and pelts. He's accompanied by a hillbilly girl (Sandra Dee) he has picked up along the way although he finds her annoying. They're both inexperienced and get their eyes opened when they are taken advantage of. Directed by Jack Sher (3 WORLDS OF GULLIVER). A simplistic (or perhaps simple minded) western about how two innocents are almost corrupted by by the "decadent" big city. In this case, the decadence is a saloon serving drinks and fancy ladies keeping its clientele company. Personally, I found the town's smug "holier than thou" citizens more distasteful than the town dance hall. It's a little creepy to see 54 year old Gilbert Roland as the town sheriff seducing 16 year old Sandra Dee but I guess they grabbed them young in the wild west. The handsome CinemaScope lensing was shot at Big Bear Lake in California by Harold Lipstein (HELLER IN PINK TIGHTS). With Joanne Dru, Jim Backus, Peter Breck, Strother Martin and Wesley Marie Tackitt.