Review of Vengeance Valley (1951) by Victor J — 28 Apr 2018
A cattle baron has as son Lee Strobie (Robert Walker) and an adopted son Owen Daybright (Burt Lancaster). Lee who is married fathers his mistress's child, and the blame falls on Owen to save grace because Lee is married.
Lee and Owen lead a cattle drive when Owen learns that Lee has double-crossed all of his family members. The final showdown is rather uneventful, which is surprising since it stars Burt Lancaster. Lancaster was solid, but not powerful as usual.
When you have Burt Lancaster and Robert Walker in it I just expected more. The name Vengeance Valley is rather confusing because there wasn't any revenge, but instead it is about hostile sibling relations that eventually boil over.
It is worth a watch but overall disappointing.
This review of Vengeance Valley (1951) was written by Victor J on 28 Apr 2018.
Vengeance Valley has generally received mixed reviews.
Was this review helpful?
