Protraph
Lack of good storyline.
Mjeteconer
Just perfect...
Sammy-Jo Cervantes
There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.
Brenda
The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
JohnHowardReid
Randolph Scott (John Stewart), Jocelyn Brando (Corinne Michaels), Richard Boone (Wick Campbell), Alfonso Bedoya (Hernando), Donna Martell (Maria Segura), Skip Homeier (Howie Stewart), Clem Bevans (Tod Grinnel), Leo Gordon (Frank Scavo), Minor Watson (Jason Carr), Lester Matthews (Adam Stewart), Tom Powers (Green), Dennis Weave (Sheiff Clyde Gibbons), Lee Van Cleef (Al Drucker), Louis Jean Heydt (Tom Baines), Kathleen Croiwley (Marva Gibbons), Boyd "Red" Morgan (Red Dawes), Denver Pyle (Dave Weed), Francis McDonald (Warner), Pat Collins (bartender), Robert Ivers (John Stewart acolyte), Paul Maxey (cattle buyer), and George Boyce, Franklyn Farnum, Terry Frost, Edna Holland, Reed Howes, Jack Perrin, Carlos Vera, Julian Rivero.Director: BRUCE HUMBERSTONE. Screenplay: Kenneth Gamet. Story: Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank, junior. Photographed in Color by Technicolor by Wilfrid M. Cline. Film editor: Gene Havlick. Art director: Edward Ilou. Set decorator: Frank Tuttle. Music: Paul Sawtell. Technicolor color consultant: Francis Cugat. Special effects supervisor: Barney Wolff. Stunts: Red Morgan, Boyd Stockman. Set continuity: Dolores Rubin. Assistant director: Wilbur McGaugh. Assistant to the producer: David Breen. Sound recording supervisor: John Livadary. Sound recording: Jack Goodrich. Associate producer: Randolph Scott. Producer: Harry Joe Brown. A Scott-Brown Production. A Columbia Picture. Copyright 1955. U.S. release: 1 February 1955. No recorded New York opening. Australian release: 15 July 1955. 7,187 feet. 79 minutes. SYNOPSIS: John Stewart has carved out a cattle empire in Arizona. He is forced to defend himself against killers imported by Wick Campbell. COMMENT: The story may be routine, and it's also true that the plot has some gaping holes, as many previous reviewers have suggested, but nevertheless I quite enjoyed this entry, thanks to the vigorous direction of "Lucky" Humberstone, the pleasing Technicolor hues caught by cinematographer Wilfrid M. Cline, and the efforts of an outstanding support cast led by the lovely and talented Jocelyn Brando (Marlon's sister).
LeonLouisRicci
Considering the Cast and Production Value (including Technicolor) This One Turned Out to be Quite Clunky, Uneven, and Worth a Watch Only for a Few Interesting Elements.The Sometimes Gritty Violence is Softened Routinely with Awkward Dialog About "Violence" and the Occasionally Rousing Scenes of Cattle Rustling and a Stand Off are So Pedestrian as to be Laughable at Times (the dynamite scenes).In the Randolph Scott Legacy of Over 60 Westerns this Barely Makes Average, Helped by the Few Things that Elevate it to Acceptable. The Good Bad Buys, Featuring Richard Boone (not at his best playing a smitten lover), a Couple of Violent Outbreaks (with Boone and Leo Gordon) of Sadistic Murders, and the Sprawling Locations.The Good Good Guys are Inconsistently Used for a Balance to the Brutality. Dennis Weaver and Skip Homier (looking 1950's hip) Don't Add Much to the Overall Story Beyond Inclusion. Overall, Only Recommended for Undiscerning Western Movie Fans and Randolph Scott Completest.
rashid
Come on, guys, this a classic action western of high calibre. Its got a great plot that builds up to a satisfying climax. Its a kind of film that lets go and wants you to enjoy yourself. The Budd Boectcher westerns are great, but that can be a bit talky and long drawn out. But Ten wanted men is has solid acting, writing and I have seen a plenty of times and will do so. Randolph Scott, as ever, is dependable and solid which parries nicely with Boone's brooding persona. The scenery is superb and i liked the beginning of the film where Alfonsa Bedoya kidnaps Skip Homier and his father and you are fooled into thinking that the action will soon start. granted the film takes time to let loose but, boy, when it does its like a firecracker. A must see film! Forget the other reviews!
Robert J. Maxwell
Randolph Scott must have been an interesting man. He never made a truly good movie or gave a memorable performance but he remained fit well into his later years and retired as one of Hollywood's wealthiest products. Some people have claimed he was gay but there is no evidence of that.
This is one of 61 Western movies Scott made and no better than his average, perhaps a bit below average. He wears a dramatic dark blue outfit in this one, with a yellow neckerchief adding a bit of an accent. The supporting players are immediately recognizable as the stereotypes they represent -- baritone-voiced heavies, treacherous town boss, cowardly merchants, hotheaded youths, virginal heroines. Could Leo Gordon ever be anyone but Leo Gordon? Can you see him behind a psychiatrist's desk? How about Lee Van Cleef as your favorite dentist? I don't mean to cast aspersions on Lee Van Cleef's real character. After all, he made it out of Montclair, New Jersey. Scott is less of his usual taciturn self here. He's given more lines than in the Boetticher movies, but he's still rather dull. He may not have been gay but I do wish that he had some interesting quirk. Couldn't he open his closet door halfway through the story and have his collection of ladies' bonnets fall out or something? He plays a man named Stewart here. Stewart is a name with historic resonance, a royal name. In fact, it's an "occupational name" like Baker or Cook. The name comes from "sty warden", the occupation of the guy who took care of the pig pen or pig sty.
Pardon my digression there. I was thinking about the movie, or rather trying to think about it, and my mind wandered. Something actually DID occur to me while watching this, come to think of it. A handful of men are trapped in a house, surrounded by enemies. The shootout is a standoff. But then one of the enemies begins throwing sticks of dynamite at the wooden building (dynamite lighted with not-yet-invented matches). Boom! Boom! And the occupants retreat through the back door. If it sounds familiar it's because a similar scene shows up in Howard Hawks' "Rio Brave", among dozens of others, and I was wondering if Hawks might have seen "Ten Wanted Men", released a few years before "Rio Bravo," and decided to turn the dynamiting into a gag.