Early on in the film, there's a moment when John Wayne, playing Breck, steps through a doorway—dressed in meticulously detailed suede clothing—and you’re tempted to give him a round of applause; it feels like the arrival of a significant performer. It seems clear that Raoul Walsh and those in charge at Fox were set on creating a major star out of Wayne, and they certainly spared no expense trying to do so. The plot f…