Ride in the Whirlwind
Three cowhands, between jobs, have the bad dumb chance to pitch night camp in precisely exactly the valley for a cabin full of guys who killed the shield and just robbed a stagecoach. A posse forms up over the form arrives, and takes for granted that everybody else down below is guilty -- fit for either hanging from a tree, whatever occurs first or shooting to bits. Precisely half of Ride in the Whirlwind's 82 minutes is devoted to tapping the absurdist terror of this situation. At the remaining halfof the two surviving Cow Pokes (Jack Nicholson and Cameron Mitchell) seek shelter at a farmhouse where they reluctantly undermine the farmerand accept Break-Fast from his spouse, flirt along with his daughter (Millie Perkins), play some checkers, and hope to stay undetected till nightfall.
Released: 1966-10-23
Genre:
Western