Bullet For A Badman (1964)

A farmer (Audie Murphy) pursues a former friend (Darren McGavin) after he commits a bank robbery. He is accompanied by a posse that is as larcenous as the outlaw. But will any of them survive the Apaches on the warpath? Based on the novel RENEGADE POSSE by Marvin H. Albert (TONY ROME) and directed by R.G. Springsteen. With the exception of John Huston's THE UNFORGIVEN (1960), most of Audie Murphy's movie output in the 1960s weren't very good. This minor western is one of the better ones. Handsomely shot in Zion National and Snow Canyon state parks in Utah by Oscar winning cinematographer Joseph Biroc (TOWERING INFERNO), the film keeps the degree of suspense high and while it never crosses over to a superior western, it's quite good for what it accomplishes. One needn't seek it out but don't pass up a chance if it comes your way. With Ruta Lee, Skip Homeier, George Tobias, Edward Platt, Cece Whitney, Beverley Owen (THE MUNSTERS) and Alan Hale Jr.