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Sex & Nudity

  • A man flirts mildly with a woman a few times.

Violence & Gore

  • Characters are shot and injured, and there are a few instances of hand-to-hand fighting.
  • Blood is shown in two instances. Once when a man is shot in the arm and another scene where a man's face is shown bleeding from been whipped.
  • A few people look at a dead body in a coffin. The body is not shown.
  • Three men beat up a man and destroy his office. One of the men then whip the man out of view. The man is shown afterward with a bloody face and speaks weakly.
  • A few men rob a stagecoach at gunpoint punch one man several times. Then one of the attackers whips the man with a bullwhip.
  • Two men stand in a street and prepare to shoot each other. One man is shot in the arm, and the other man is shot and killed.
  • A few comments about a dangerous man having killed people.

Profanity

  • One use of the word damn.
  • Some very mild name calling throughout, including 'dude' as a pejorative.
  • Some may find the term redskins potentially offensive.
  • One use of the word hell.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Smoking and drinking throughout.
  • A couple of scenes are set in a saloon.
  • Several of the characters are an heavy drinkers who are seen drunk on numerous occasions.
  • A woman puts some brandy in a man's coffee. Another man tries to take a drink from the bottle but a woman takes it away. He lights and smokes a cigarette instead.
  • A man smokes a pipe while waiting on another man.
  • Many people are shown acting wildly in a saloon, and a drunk man is kicked out.
  • While a meeting is held in a saloon, one man repeatedly asks for a drink but is told the bar is closed.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The scenes where men are beat with a bull whip are frightening.
  • The duel gunfight between two men is frightening.
  • A house is set on fire and a man is rescued from inside.
  • The titular villain is a menacing character who robs and threatens people, his actions may be a bit intense for younger viewers.

Spoilers

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Violence & Gore

  • In a flashback, it is shown that a man who was out of sight shot one of two men participating in a duel. No gore but this would be considered murder even during the period.

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