The Homesteaders Reviews

Elliott is a homesteader heading off to a Midwest Army base. There he's to pick up a load of dynamite for clearing land in his home state of Oregon. Land-grabber Seay hires Lowery, Elliott's partner, to double-cross his comrade on the way home. Before this can happen, they must deal with a few standards: a gang of ex-soldiers, a band of Indians, and a few malcontents. After some fighting between the partners, Lowery sees the error of his ways and joins once more with Elliott to stop Seay. Despite many available opportunities, there is relatively little action in this slow-paced western. The script is weak, leaving most plot exposition to the dialog. This gets boring very quickly. Production and acting are standard for the genre.