Nonureva
Really Surprised!
Robert Joyner
The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
Yazmin
Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.
jvanderwalt5
Firstly i know this movie by its other title"helltown".(its very strange that some movies have a different title in some country's)Its also very seldom that a full story can be told in 60 min this movie did i a great job.The movie is short but the story is well taught.The movie centers around 2 drifters played by John Wayne*dare rudd(brilliant actor) and Sid saylor*dinkie hooley(brilliant comedian) they arrive one day at a small town where dinkie's rich cousin lives. After a while dare starts noticing a girl.......Dare falls in love with dinkies cousin's girl and there for the title helltown cause after that all hell brake loose.The only reason a give this a 5 is bc its in black and white it brings down the quality of the movieSo if you love westerns and John Wayne check this one out.
whpratt1
John Wayne, (Dare Rudd) plays the role of a drifter who gambles his money away and just can't seem to settle down until he goes back to his relative, (Tom Fillmore) Johnny Mack Brown who owns a great deal of cattle and runs the bank in town. Tom knows that Dare has a bad reputation but he gives him a chance and offers him a job to cook for his cattlemen. Tom has a girlfriend named Judy Rustoe, (Marsha Hunt) and Dare soon becomes very interested in her and they both start falling for each other. Judy persuades Tom to give Dare a different job than being a cook and so Tom makes Dare a foreman in charge of his cattle and wants him to take the cattle to market and sell them in town for $10,000 dollars. However, there are many problems that face Dare as he travels with the cattle and the story begins to get very interesting. John Wayne was 30 years of age when he made this picture and Marsha Hunt was 20 years old, they both gave outstanding performances and Marsha looked very beautiful. Today, Marsha Hunt is 91 years of age as of 2008. WOW
John (opsbooks)
'Hell Town' is an underrated gem with a snappy script and lots of action. Full of humour, I thoroughly enjoyed this John Wayne movie from start to finish. Monte Blue as the Duke's sidekick is fabulous! The cast all seem to be enjoying themselves. The film may have been shot in black and white but the characters are pretty well developed. Even the bad guys are likeable. The romance is mercifully kept to a bare minimum. John Wayne really comes over as a larger than life character here. It's no wonder he developed such a following in his early days.
wrbtu
The original title, `Born to the West,' makes more sense than does `Hell Town.' There's little to do with a town, & there's nothing particularly hellish about the town anyway, even though there's a hellish poker game that takes place there. I guess John Wayne is the star of the movie, but Johnny Mack Brown comes off a little bit better, & Monte Blue is excellent as The Duke's sidekick. This is an OK B western, far from Wayne's best. He plays a character that's not very moralistic, & there's not too much excitement in the film. Don't go to too much trouble to seek this one out. I rate it 5/10.
