Domino Kid

Domino (Rory Calhoun) returns from the Civil War to find his ranch in ruins and his father murdered. Five men were responsible and four were identified. One by one Domino outdraws the four that were known, all being outlaws. There is only one left now. Domino does not know his identity but that man probably knows of Domino and his mission.

Why they call him Domino I am not sure, but after each kill he throws down a domino - he's out for revenge, and after killing for men he's hunting for the fifth man. That angle lends a sense of mystery, something, unfortunately, isn't in many westerns. Here, it lingers in the air. The stark black and white photography adds some tension and sullenness. Calhoun dominates as the determined man to find the fifth man. This is an efficient western with plenty of gunplay, and only its routine nature can play against it. As for the reviewer who mentioned how could a bullet hole in his shirt disappear, the simple answer that he has a spare identical shirt.