It’s not Orson Welles’ finest effort, and there are some issues and questionable decisions, but it remains a film worth watching. The story revolves around one crime and two very different men—that sentence pretty much captures the whole movie. Director Orson Welles is someone we often treat as untouchable, someone who turns everything he touches into gold. He was undeniably responsible for great films and possess…

The film opens with a man planting an explosive device in a vehicle across the border in Mexico. Following its detonation on the American side, which results in the deaths of those inside, "Capt. Quinlan" (Orson Welles) begins a somewhat superficial inquiry alongside his counterpart, "Vargas" (Charlton Heston). During their investigation, "Susan Vargas" (Janet Leigh) is drawn into a meeting with "Uncle Joe" (Akim Tam…

The black and white noir film featuring Welles and Heston is technically impressive, though it didn't particularly engage me as a movie to watch. Set along the Texas border, the story follows a Mexican detective (Charlton Heston) who helps American investigators look into the murder of an American official. He quickly discovers that the imposing and somewhat disheveled Sheriff (Orson Welles) is not what he seems, …