The studious and arrogant lack of care attention that John Wayne pays to the delivery of his lines grates after a while, as does the fairly obvious 'introducing this new actor...' vibe of Colorado and Dude, not to mention the overacted vaudeville shtick of Stumpie and the casual racism/mysogony from all. Oh, and the High Noon metatextual backstory (the better film). Still, something to admire...
Synopsis: A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.