Several years before their costarring roles in The Great Treasure Hunt and The Devil’s Wedding Night, Mark Damon and Rosalba Neri appeared together in this western. Here, Neri plays Samantha Felton, who with her brother has murdered Damon’s uncle (her brother actually pulled the trigger); she now must eliminate her dead husband’s heir, Johnny Yuma (Damon), and she turns to a hired killer to tackle the job. In what follows, the bad guys display a disgusting propensity to violence against the weak and helpless, and it’s up to Damon, with some unexpected help, to put an end to their terror in a massive gun battle. A comic relief companion lightens the tone from time to time, and there is a nifty gimmick around a wall safe, too. The ending, while not entirely unexpected, still manages to surprise a bit.

  Mildly recommended. Otto judiciously thinks this movie is OK, but not great.

Movie 457 for 2021.