The Burning Hills

directed by Stuart Heisler
Category: "Western"
Year of Release:1956
Date Added:07/20/2025
Date Watched:07/20/2025
Description:Rancher Joe Sutton refuses to let anyone settle on land he wants to own. When his son Jack kills a homesteader in cold blood, Trace (Tab Hunter), the dead man's brother, sets out for revenge. He confronts Sutton, who pulls a gun on him. Trace shoots Sutton and flees, injured. He's found by a mix-blood girl Maria (Natalie Wood), who patches his wound and feeds him. Sutton sends out gang, led by Jack, to kill him. He and Maria flee. They lead Jack and his men into an Indian camp where all are killed except Jack and one other. They catch up with Trace along a river, and he, after a fight, manages to kill one and drown the other. He and Maria ride off together to bring the Army to deal with Sutton.
My Rating:6

Reviews for The Burning Hills

Review - Burning Hills, The

Tab Hunter was good in the action bits but rather wooden in the romantic bits. Natalie Wood began the movie with perhaps the worst Mexican accent ever, but she soon quit trying. But she's Natalie Wood, so I'll give her a pass. The plot was rather cliche — it was like a western made for teens.

Reviewed by Roger on 2025-07-20 17:32:42

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