by Ted Davis
Directed by: Henry Levin
Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film.
Synopsis: Enjoyable small-scale 1950s Technicolor western with the three young Texans of the movie’s title — personable and responsible Johnny Colt (Jeffrey Hunter); tomboyish Rusty Blair (Mitzi Gaynor), who looks marvelously fetching in her tight jersey and jeans ensemble; and devil-may-care Tony Ballew (Keene Brasselle) — tangling with another not-so-nice trio — ornery back-shooter Apache Joe (Michael Ansara), the nasty leader of the outlaw gang; hair-triggered, wild-eyed gunman Catur (Aaron Spelling); and expendable third wheel Bill McAdoo (Frank Wilcox).
Kitty Cameo: Rusty carries a grey kitten as she walks out of her home to talk with her weather-beaten old pa (Morris Ankrum) and the determined Sheriff Carter (Dan Riss).
She awkwardly strokes the sweet kitty during a portion of the conversation, before setting the cat on the ground, clearly not considering how far they are from the farmhouse.
Final Mewsings: The kitty wanted to join the posse, but Sheriff Carter said NO!
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