I would perfectly have imagined Barbara Stanwyck in this role, after her performances in THE FURIES, CATTLE QUEEN OF MONTANA, MAVERICK QUEEN and FORTY GUNS, all feminists westerns before their times. This is a grabe B and I would say Z picture, directed by Bill Berke who was very prolific on this matter, especially in the forties and early fifties. Watch out for his filmography, you'll be impressed, and all are agreeable low budget flicks from which it is nearly forbidden to expect something exceptional. His best work will remain his last films, maybe he had more ambition by the end of his life.
Review of Bandit Queen
