Highly Overrated But Still Good

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

I agree with the other poster who wonders where all these positive comments came from. This is the worst movie I have ever seen. The female lead is so obnoxious and annoying that I am surprised the male lead doesn't just either kill himself or kill the entire family. Neither Rod Taylor nor Eleanor Parker seem to be able to act and are terrible in their respective "comedic" roles. The dialog and plot is ridiculous and the characters are ill-conceived and not believable. And the soundtrack is one big orchestral cliché. This movie was painful to watch and predictable. The theme is dated and I believe is an insult to women. I would love to talk with the people who liked this movie and find out more about them. If this movie were released today, it would last one weekend, if released at all. Interesting enough, many of the actors and actresses in this movie have done fine work in other movies and in the Theater. The fault falls upon the shoulders of the director and the producers. This is a movie that should never have been made. I had stop watching this movie because it was so bad.

If you liked Robert Taylor, (Bushrod Gentry) in many of his films, you will enjoy this comedy with Eleanor Parker, (Mary Stuart Cheme). This film opens up with Bushrod traveling through the woods of Kentucky as a hunter to just sold $400.00 worth of furs at a trading post and the young girl at the post had her eyes on Bushrod for marriage, but this was not what Bushrod wanted in his life for a long time to come.Bushrod runs into an Indian who attacks Mary Stuart Cheme, and saves her from being scalped and raped. It was from that moment on that Mary Stuart was determined to have this man as her husband.There is plenty of comedy and Victor McLaglen, (Mr. Cadmus Cheme) gave a great supporting role along with many other famous actors. Enjoy.

Played absolutely over the top, to the hilt, right down to the final scene. Perhaps the only false note in the entire film is where Taylor saves the child. Somehow its out of kilter with the rest of the antics in its pacing, otherwise this is always played for laughs, beginning to end.As someone noted the two principles are way too old for the parts, unless everybody in those days just LOOKED worse for the wear early, which they did of course. It would have been better to have made this ten years earlier then most of it would not have seemed so outlandish, but still its a better comedy than most. The trick is taking it on its own terms and its pure D old fashioned fun. Yet another example of MGMs notion of Disneyland. The final scene of Parker moaning over Taylor to attract the Indians to the scene and kill them, very funny and neatly done, easily worth the price of the ticket, or what must have been for those that saw it in the theater.

higher up the berry tree" it stuck with me and so did the fun of the movie. i remember that robert taylor just looked out of place to me but the movie stayed with me all these years. I have enjoyed it over the years and have seen it on tv a couple of times and i always recommend it to my friends. good.