California

It's epic, all right, with wide, Technicolor panoramas and constantly welling symphonic music with big choruses singing California's praises...where evil is VERY evil and good is very sanctimonious, and the minutest details are painted with huge, broad brushstrokes. If you can stomach all that, the cast is much better than you usually get with these things, with Barbara Stanwyck the reigning queen in her first full-fledged western (I don't think Union Pacific quite counts).

Quality production made it a visually satisfying experience, especially with feisty Barbara Stanwyck there. But it kinda got dull with Ray Milland in the lead, which was a shame for it felt like he was really trying. He just wasn't the right man for the job. Still a very adventurous film with plenty to offer.