This is a superb scenario for this western in the city where a Marshall (Robert Taylor), looking for a wanted man (who risks being hanged if he is found guilty), is confronted with the fact that he is appreciated by everyone in the city. To identify him, he uses an acquaintance, Tina Louise, who will be able to identify him. This one, Jack Lord, turns out to be a good guy that everyone loves. Our Marshall finds himself alone against the others who will passively help their friend to escape.
The richness of the scenario is in the interaction of the different characters. Between Robert Taylor, the professional who doesn't care about the person he is looking for, because he is just wanted to be judged (he is not a jury or a judge) and the other characters: Tina Louise, the witness who is supposed to identify him; the sheriff Fess Parker, who helps the Marshall by profession. All three will evolve during the course of the story and change or adapt their position and posture. The sheriff will help the Marshall at first, then not so much later. The sheriff falls in love with Tina Louise (there is reason to). The Marshall ends up saying that doing this is not necessarily something he is excited about and will change his position, perhaps to the point of resigning.
To these four main characters are added secondary characters, well existing and well written and that enrich the story: the mature lady who tries to seduce Robert Taylor; the colleague of Jack Lord who fights with him, for example.
Note a beautiful scene where Tina Louise gets out of her bath and goes to her room to get dressed, with Robert Taylor present in the room. A scene both visually rich and rich in dialogue.
Until the conclusion, not necessarily unexpected, but very nice. This is a good story, timeless, which could be adapted in an infinite number of contexts, and therefore remade.
