Another scenically beautiful shot western. Alan Ladd is fine as Shane, he's believable, humble, and soft spoken. However, maybe he's a little too nice as I feel over the course of Hollywood history his character is often overlooked as one of the all-time greats. Little Joey (Brandon De Wilde) could get annoying from time-to-time and the main fight scene in the saloon is horribly choreographed, no doubt a victim of its time. What I enjoyed the most were the heavies of the film, particularly Ben Johnson as Chris Calloway, a very young Jack Palance as Jack Wilson, and Emile Meyer as the main baddie Rufus Ryker. 7/10
