Dockie Barnett is having a difficult time after losing a close friend and the sudden death of his wife. Meanwhile his enemy John Doe offers a large bounty to anyone capturing Dockie alive. John, his son and two daughters, and some additional gunmen set out on horseback for Dockie's ranch. Dockie is not waiting for these killers to reach his ranch and endanger his family, and he sets off to confront them in the desert. John Doe's mistake is underestimating how quickly Dockie can regain his resolution, and his ruthlessness when his family is threatened.
At 64 minutes, this is a relatively short movie, but the well written story and screenplay flow very well, and fit this time slot perfectly. The Arizona setting is beautiful and the excellent cinematography takes advantage of some extraordinary vistas. The movie is moderately violent. When someone is shot; you see the impact, wound and blood, and the victim's suffering.
There is a great deal of attention to detail in this movie. Most of the characters are not played by professional actors but instead portrayed by western reanimators, who are very conscious of authenticity. The cowboy clothing, horse tack, and western armament are very authentic. For example: The characters wear the separate gun belt and holster style actually used by real western cowboys instead of the "buscadero" one-piece holsters invented in the 1920's and used by Hollywood cowboys. The rifles and pistols are either the original model or accurate replicas.
This is a good movie that you will enjoy. The movie is a continuation of the previous film C-Bar, which is based upon Mark Baugher's acclaimed C-Bar book series.
