Rage At Dawn (1955)

In 1866 Indiana, the Reno brothers (Forrest Tucker, J. Carrol Naish, Myron Healey) gang rob and terrorize the Southern Indiana territory where they are protected by a corrupt trio of lawmen and public officials (Edgar Buchanan, Ray Teal, Howard Petrie) who receive a portion of the Reno gang's takings. A detective agency sends a mole (Randolph Scott) to infiltrate the gang and get information that will lead to them being arrested. This is an unexceptional western although it has some impressive personnel behind the camera including director Tim Whelan (THE THIEF OF BAGDAD), cinematographer Ray Rennahan (GONE WITH THE WIND) and a screenplay by Horace McCoy (THEY SHOOT HORSES DON'T THEY?). Scott doesn't show up until 25 minutes into the film and it's under 90 minutes! The film's ending is surprisingly dark which took me by surprise. Western buffs should enjoy this but I don't know about anyone else. For myself, I was entertained. The next year (1956), there would be yet another film about the Reno brothers LOVE ME TENDER with Elvis Presley. With Mala Powers, Kenneth Tobey and Denver Pyle.