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An Audie Murphy western from 1959. Murphy plays a fur trapping rube sent by his family into town to ply his wares. On his journey he comes in contact w/a family of bumpkins led by a scheming father (Strother Martin) out to steal his furs but when caught, he offers up his daughter played by Sandra Dee. Once in town, Murphy, who prides himself on his decency & book smarts, finds himself constantly undermined by drunk cowboys, dance hall ladies & even the sheriff who provides his unwelcome companion to become the newest member of the establishment he owns. Running a slim ninety minutes or so, this intriguing tale wins many points for taking its time carving out the episodic nature of this story as our hero gains wisdom & experience in the face of the casual barbarity of the town's denizens. One of Murphy's best. Also starring Jim Backus (Thurston Howell the 3rd from Gilligan's Island) who plays the general store owner who is at constant odds w/his wife.

The movie emphasizes that innocents can get into a lot of trouble in the city. The movie also makes a good statement about people being too lenient in accepting bad choices. When given a chance to improve their lives, some people will always accept the status quo instead of changing. Sandra Dee is a delight and Audie Murphy gives a great performance as someone who finally gets his eyes open to reality in time to save the girl. I truly enjoyed it and wished that they would release it on video.

Write something about Audie Murphy is a pleasure, a have almost all your pictures at a very special spot in my collection, he made a fortune on those B-westerns, earned much more money that some many famous actors, his charisma brought to him countless followers like myself, in another fantastic performance Audie plays a jerk trapper who is charge from his priceless uncle to sell all furs, in the middle he gets almost a gift a young blonde girl, trying out find a job to her on the crowed town, there he stays enchanted by a woman which shall see has an "Easy Life", a matter of fact that he actually wasn't civilized enough to understand how works a modern city on west, he has funniest moments to share us, Sandra Dee was gorgeous in this role, plays a perfect young innocent girl from the countryside, the chemistry is quite noticed, all viewers stayed anxious practically the entire movie for the best endind!!!

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First watch: 2019 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 7.25

In Wyoming a mountain man goes to the nearest town to sell his pelts, across the way he meets an innocent, runaway girl : Sandra Dee and both of whom join to go his destination . There he attempts to save her from the claws of the Saloon owner who at the same time results to be the nasty sheriff : Gilbert Roland of the little town . Along the way, Murphy falls in love for a Saloon Girl : Joanne Dru who is alienated by the townspeople . The wild and wonderful story of the exciting young frontier !

A decent and attractive Western about two innocent people who become involved in problem when they go to a noisy town to trade pelts and where inhabitants attempt to take advantage of them . It contains thrills, emotion, fights , duels, though no much action. Audie Murphy as a mountain trapper gives a nice interpretation in his usual style, though this time he plays an innocent as well as tough man. Murphy, who died early due to a plane accident plane, had a short life but a prolific cinematic career, outstanding in Western genre, starring a lot of them , such as : Sierra, Ride a crooked trail, Billy the Kid, Red Badge of Valor, Duel at Silver Crek, Cimarron Kid , but being his two biggest successes : the drama titled The Quiet Man and the warlike movie To Hell and Back. His partenaire is the famous teen of the 50s : Sandra Dee as the girl in distress who Murphy wants to save from her shameful job as a Saloon girl. Alongside the always beautiful Joanne Dru as woman isolated by the local citizens, Jim Backus as the hardware seller , Strother Martin in a sympathetic role , Peter Breck, George Mitchell and of course the veteran secondary Gilbert Roland as a corrupt sheriff.

It packs a colorful and evocative cinematography by Harald Lipstein. As well as thrilling and moving musical score by Hans J Salter. The motion picture originally titled The Wild Innocents was professionally made by Jack Sher, though it has some flaws and gaps. Sher was usually a writer, and produced some films and directed a few movies , such as : Kathy O, Love in a Goldfish Bowl, Four girls in Town, and his greatest hit : The 3 worlds of Gulliver. Rating : 6/10. Acceptable and passable. The movie will appeal to Audie Murphy and Sandra Dee fans.

Solid acting. Hooked from the first scene. C'mon man. It's a sweet story. If you hate this, then I know who you are.