Wordiezett So much average

Protraph Lack of good storyline.

AutCuddly Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

MattyGibbs A dashing cavalry officer is torn between two women causing ructions for those closest to him. This is more of dialogue driven rather than action driven western. Unfortunately it's not a particularly interesting story which makes much of the film a bit stale. However the good looking cast, decent acting and some occasional stunning cinematography make it worth at least one viewing. The ending was a bit strange, almost like it didn't know which way to go, sombre or happy, so it tried a bit of both. Which I kind of liked as it goes. Overall it's not a bad film just one that's not particularly memorable.

zardoz-13 Guy Madison and Rory Calhoun vye for the affections of the virtuous Cathy Downs in "Arabian Knights" director John Rawlins' cavalry versus the Indians saga "Massacre River" until a besmirched Carole Mathews enters the picture. Ostensibly, the title of this 78 minute, Allied Artists release refers to the river that divides the land of the red man and the land of the white man. Naturally, the Native Americans constitute a major presence in this dusty oater, and the iconic Native American actor Iron Eyes Cody plays Chief Yellowstone. Nevertheless, despite the presence of Iron Eyes Cody and two battles with the Indians, the romantic rivalry between the two leading men over the leading lady overshadows the Indians. Initially, our two heroes, both officers in the U.S. Cavalry, are stationed at a remote frontier fort where the commanding officer's beautiful daughter, Kitty Reid (Cathy Downs of "My Darling Clementine"), is the object of our two heroes. Just to give you an idea when Hollywood produced this western, Guy Madison was the bigger celebrity star of the two. Initially, when Lieutenant Phil Acton (Calhoun) proposes to Kitty, she turns him down without a qualm for Madison. Between these two is the daughter's younger brother, Randy Reid (Johnny Sands of "Sabre Jet") who is itching to get into the action. Of course, the fort commandant, Colonel James Reid (Art Baker) struggles to keep his headstrong son out of the flight of Indian arrows. No sooner has our hero, Larry Knight (Guy Madison) committed himself to a marriage with Kitty than he encounters another dame, Laura Jordan (Carole Mathews of "Cry Murder"), who shows up in a nearby town. Laura owns half of a saloon run by Burke Kimber (Steve Brodie of "Roustabout"), and he isn't happy with the revelation that Laura is going to be his partner. Eventually, the intolerance that they have for each other prompts Burke to try to shoot Laura in the back. Surprisingly, Larry intercedes on Laura's behalf and kills Burke. Larry and Laura discover each other, and Larry backs out of his wedding with Kitty. Naturally, this upsets Randy and he confront Larry and they quarrel and Randy shoots Larry. Laura witnesses this confrontation and shoots Randy in the back before he can finish Larry off. Larry and Laura become fugitives and Phil pursues them, even after they cross Massacre River. Eventually, Larry and Phil relinquish their rage and together they fight an Indian onslaught. The ending contains a surprise that gives this above-average but far from ambitious western a tragic conclusion

alexandre michel liberman (tmwest) What comes out stronger in this western is the romantic part, a love story that has all the odds against it. Larry Knight (Guy Madison) is an officer who has everything going for him, a beautiful fiancée Kitty (Cathy Downs) daughter of the commander who will make sure Knight will have a bright career after he gets married, and great friends, Phil (Rory Calhoun) and Kitty's brother Randy (Johnny Sands). Knight meets Laura Jordan (Carole Mathews) the saloon owner, who is having trouble with her partner Kimber (Steve Brodie) who wants her out. Knight tries to resist his love for Laura,and who could blame him considering the hurt feelings he will cause and the loss of his career? I enjoyed seeing this film, it has good actors and an unusual story for a western.

Jeff Frentzen In this routine oater, Larry (Guy Madison) and Phil (Rory Calhoun) are officers in the Army stationed at a remote fort at the edge of Indian territory. The Indian chief (Iron Eyes Cody) represents the native inhabitants near the end of their fight with the white man; therefore, the fort and nearby town of Jackson are populated by mostly settlers and other civilians. Larry is engaged to Kitty (Cathy Downs), the daughter of the fort commander, and Kitty's brother Randy is the mild comedy relief. Although the film's poster promises some violent Army-Indian clashes, there is only one mildly good battle scene and a skirmish near the finale. The bulk of the movie is a leaden soap opera concerned with how Larry jilts Kitty after he falls in love with the hardened co-owner of Jackson's saloon (Carole Matthews). This sets both Phil and Randy against Larry. The divisions this causes leads the death and tragedy in a "character-driven" western which, despite good performances from Madison and Matthews, strains to make us believe that their characters have any sort of believable future together.