Brian Keith is so far over the top as whiskey dealer Frank Wallingham, it would be easy to believe he played the role while totally under the influence. The DVD looks lousy. It is either sourced from an old composite master or somebody dropped the brains and forget to flag the 2-3 pulldown. Every mountain edge is bouncing around like a Mexican jumping bean, not to mention wagon train edges, hat brims and crates of booze. The color has aged survived pretty well.
Saturation is strong and the overall production design comes to life in brilliant DVD colors.
The image is not the sharpest, but it's adequate. Night scenes are pretty have good contrast levels, though I thought blacks were slightly compressed. Our featured star is Burt Lancaster. The wonderful comedy of Danny Kaye comes from a sweet source, making it live for audiences of all ages. Patter songs and graceful dances are part of Kaye's world.