Silver Lode

I must admit here and now that I have not seen this film. However, in my research of such B-Westerns, I found that this film was originally shot in 3-D. That has not been mentioned anywhere.Perhaps the IMDb crew can... Full review

Federal Marshal Dan Duryea arrives in the town of Silver Lode with three deputies to arrest one of its citizens, John Payne, on a charge of murder. As things start to happen, Payne who at first has the whole town... Full review

Although contrived and schematic, and an obvious attack on McCarthyism, "Silver Lode" is well structured for the first two thirds of the movie. Unfortunately the plot and moral vigour collapse in the final third.As in the similarly themed "High Noon",... Full review

It is impossible not to compare "Silver Lode" to "High Noon". Both start with a wedding, in both cases the main character has to fight for his life, and also in both the town people behave in a shameful way.... Full review

"Silver Lode" has long been labeled as an anti-McCarthy western and has also been compared to "High Noon" (1952). The McCarthy witch hunt for communists in the motion picture business was in the headlines at the time this film was... Full review

Veteran director Dwan made hundreds of films over a long career (and indeed was of the most prolific of the classic Hollywood school) yet even amongst a body of distinguished work this tour de force is a masterpiece.Produced during the... Full review

Made in the same year as his celebrated Silver Lode , Dwan's standard but very vivid Western is a tale of warring ranchers in southern California. ... Full Article

Next to Slightly Scarlet, Silver Lode is the best of the many 1950s collaborations between producer Benedict Bogaeus and director Allan Dwan. Clearly inspired by High Noon, the story covers three hours in the lives of a group of westerners. ... Full Article