Caught this on Encore Western. Dale Robertson, as Ben Calhoun, is a gambler who walks the line between being a 'little engine that could' hero, and a brazen bragging buffoon throughout the film, after winning a tiny, one locomotive, bankrupt railroad, in a card game.
The Big Question: As Westerns go, how is this one? Well, even though it was a television movie, rather than a big screen flick, it's actually pretty good.
Next time you want to start a drinking game, pop a copy of this stupid movie into the ole DVR and do a shot every time someone says, "build a railroad". You'll have a room full of drunken people within 20 minutes.
Dale Robertson was the star of TV's Tales of Wells Fargo and made a number of westerns of varying quality thru the years. With his amiable,determined demeanor he caused many a bad guy to see the error of his ways.
Scalplock was a TV western that Dale Robertson starred in that turned out to be a pilot for his Iron Horse series that ran for two seasons. Not as successful for Robertson as Tales Of Wells Fargo it still has its devoted fans.
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