Rough Night in Jericho

It has ex-deputy marshal turned professional gambler Dolan and ex-marshal Ben Hickman arriving in Jericho to help Molly Lang run the stagecoach, the only business in town not controlled by Alex Flood the town’s nasty tyrannical boss who has everyone intimidated except for Molly. Dolan wants no trouble from meanie Flood and reneges on his word to work for Molly as a driver. It takes Molly getting beaten up by Yarbrough (Slim Pickens) and almost the full-length of the film, filled with Flood doing all kinds of violence in the cowardly town, before Dolan gives up his loner act and helps Molly stop Flood from taking over the stagecoach line. —Ozu’s World of Movie Reviews