The Deadly Companions

Item: The Deadly Companions
Rating: 3
Author: Frank Showalter

1961 | United States | 93 min | More...

Reviewed Jan 25, 2021

Sam Peckinpah’s feature debut. Brian Keith plays a former Union soldier escorting dance-hall singer Maureen O’Hara through Apache country. Peckinpah had neither script nor edit control, rendering this a mediocre work-for-hire effort. Not a good film, but passable thanks to Keith and the strong supporting cast.

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