Gentle Annie

It's 1901 Oklahoma. Annie Goss is the matriarch of a train robbing family. Cottonwood Goss (Harry Morgan) invites Rich Williams (James Craig) to the family home after helping during a dust-up. He turns out to be US Marshal Lloyd Richland looking for the train robbers. The Goss boys also invite stranded traveler Mary Lingen (Donna Reed).

This is a fine crime western. I like the cast and these characters. The middle section could use some action. The Goss boys could have executed a train robbery under the nose of the Marshal. That would be a great catalyst for a final confrontation between the Marshal and the Gosses. Instead, this movie goes a different path. It's not one that I like but it's fine for what it is. This is fine.