The Redhead From Wyoming (1953)

An ambitious con man (William Bishop) with his eye on the governorship of Wyoming plots a range war between a cattle baron (Alexander Scourby) and homesteaders. To this end, he manipulates his ex-flame (Maureen O'Hara) into hiding rustled cattle among her own cattle against her will. There's nothing about this routine programmer to make it stand out from the countless other Universal Technicolor westerns of the 1950s. At an hour and twenty minutes, it moves quickly and it's a painless watch. O'Hara wasn't called the "Queen Of Technicolor" for nothing and she looks terrific in her colorful Edward Stevenson costumes and the Winston C. Hoch (THE SEARCHERS) handsome lensing makes Southern California look like wide open Wyoming territory. There's not much the director Lee Sholem can do except guide the actors through their paces though he does manage to whip up a well done shoot 'em up finale. With Alex Nicol as the sheriff and O'Hara's love interest, Dennis Weaver, Jack Kelly, Jeanne Cooper and Robert Strauss.