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Rod Cameron is one of those western heroes that improved with time.He was also in comic books, that is how I got to know him in the early fifties. There is a lot of him in the Clint Eastwood-Sergio Leone "man with no name" type, quiet, tough and fast in the draw. "Short Grass"is a western about a range war with the bad guy, the ambitious Ankrum who wants to take over all the land he can grasp. Steve(Cameron) falls in love with with Sharon (Cathy Downs) who treats him when he is wounded. He is in possession of a large sum of money, that came to him from a man he killed in self defense. Accused of murder, he has to run away, but he will come back to straighten things up, this time with the help of Sheriff Keown (Johnny Mack Brown). This is an enjoyable western, my only restriction being the final shootout in the dark which in my opinion, makes it confusing. The pairing of Cameron and Mack Brown is an excellent idea, it is a bonus for the western fans.
score 7/10
tmwest 11 October 2014
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