In remembrance of the 150th anniversary of the start of the American Civil War, cable station TCM is presenting many films about the conflict. This is a Civil War western starring William Holden as Kelly, a Mexican national cattle herder. Kelly has just transported a huge herd of cattle to the Union Army and has collected his quite-adequate payment. However, one-eyed Union army Colonel Rossiter (Richard Widmark) kidnaps Kelly and steals his money. He eventually forces Kelly to train his men to herd the cows so that they can steal them from the Northerners and be able to feed a starving Southern Army. Be sure to check out for the stampede climax. You never knew that cows could be used as weapons, did ya?
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