The Train Robbers

directed by Burt Kennedy
Category: "Western"
Year of Release:1973
Date Added:01/17/2011
Date Watched:01/18/2011
Description:Mrs. Lowe (Ann Margaret), a widow, hires Lane (John Wayne) and his five cronies to travel into Mexico to retrieve half a million in gold stolen by her husband so she can return it to the authorities and clear her son's name. The band is pursued by 20 men (who ride faster but never seem to catch up). When the gold is found, the 20 kindly run right into an ambush and 10 of them are killed. They try a second attack at night and lose several more men. lane's bunch make a run for safety. The bad guys are waiting in the town where they started, but Lane's bunch wipe them out by blowing up the entire town. As Mrs. Lowe rides off on a train with the gold, a Pinkerton man shows up and tells them Lowe was never married and "Mrs. Lowe" is a hooker out to get the gold for herself. Lane and his men take off to rob the train.
My Rating:7

Reviews for The Train Robbers

Review - Train Robbers, The

Not bad if I don't think about it much. I'm not a big fan of Ann Margaret. the characters did things that made the movie more interesting but that made no sense for the plot. The ending twist was fun.
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