The last man and one dollar and eighty seven cents. One Foot in Hell comes from director James B. Clark and writers Aaron Spelling and Sydney Boehm. The cast includes Alan Ladd, Don Murray, Dan O'Herlihy, Dolores Michaels, Barry Coe and Larry Gates. It’s a CinemaScope/De Luxe Color film with music by Dominic Frontiere and cinematography by William C. Mellor. Motivated by the events that caused his wife and child to die, Mitch Barrett (Ladd) decides to get even with everyone in Blue Springs. Alan Ladd's final Western isn’t exactly a triumph for him, but it remains an enjoyable and unusual movie. Departing from what’s expected, Ladd portrays a man consumed by bitterness, driven by vengeance. As Mitch Barrett, he gathers a collection of outcasts and sets his scheme into action. He gains the confidence of the townspeople while appearing to work within the boundaries of the law. Throughout this process, he shows little regard for human life; internal conflicts and romantic entanglements disrupt the group’s stability until the ending arrives. The film occasionally drags and there's a sense that the last portion was hurried—one key character unexpectedly dies off-screen!—but it still has plenty to offer. The CinemaScope visuals are pleasing, and certain sequences stand out, like those involving cattle and liquid fire. The dark nature of the plot and characters (Julie Reynolds’ background is quite surprising) keeps it from being ordinary. It might not have been the grand Western farewell that Ladd's admirers hoped for, but it’s still a film I would suggest to others who enjoy this type of movie. 7/10

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