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When you hang a man, you better look at him. My mother was from Fort Smith (Fort Grant in this movie) and I grew up there for three years. I've visited Judge Issac Parker's court: "The Hanging Judge." The Fort Smith Independent was the first newspaper to report the on the new Judge. Its extra of September 3, 1875 was a 12 inch by 12 inch broadside with the large column headings reading: "Execution Day!!" In smaller type the paper explained: "Large Crowd -- 6 Murderers Hanged -- Details of the Execution -- Brief Sketches of the Convicts and the Crimes for Which They Suffered." From these first 6 in 1875 through 73 more up until 1896, Judge Issac Parker became famous for his stern brand of justice in a wild and untamed land. That's the history behind a good Clint Eastwood western, made after he did Sergio Leone's spaghetti flicks. Director Ted Post knew westerns, having directed many episodes of "Gunsmoke" and "Rawhide," which included Eastwood. He also directed Eastwood later in Magnum Force. The carnival atmosphere that accompanied the hangings was displayed accurately as folks would come from miles around, as many as 5,000, to watch the show. Post kept the action flowing and made an enjoyable revenge movie with some psychological overtones in Inger Stevens ("The Farmer's Daughter"), and the tortured angst of the Judge. email this review to a friend
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