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Almost Forgotten, this Underseen and Barely Acknowledge Western, Directed by Anthony Mann, was Overshadowed, Barely Released from the Cowards at MGM, by "Broken Arrow" (1950).This is one of the Best Westerns of All Time. It Comfortably Fits in the Film-Noir Genre (few Westerns have that distinction). Robert Taylor is given a chance to Display what Limited Acting Talent He Possessed and comes through Admirably. Helped by the Decidedly Downbeat Story, a Sharp "Take No Prisoners" Script, the Splendid Cinematography by John Alton, and the Rough, Realistic, and Brutal Violence of Auteur Mann.It's a Near Perfect Movie Considering. Another Notch on Anthony Mann's Penetrating Gun Belt. The Cast is Fine and the Characters are anything but Stereotypical. The Sheep as Metaphor is a Sharp Inclusion.No Compromises, Telling it Like it Was, and Mounted in a Western Template that is as Breathtaking as Anything from John Ford. What Mann Lacked in Budgets He made up for with Insight and Talent. Always Ahead of His Time, He Treated Audiences with Respect, Never Condescended, with Entertainment of Conscience and Artistry.A Must See for Historians, Western Fans, and Anyone who Appreciates Cinema at its Best. A Tale Told Unfettered and Atypical of Hollywood and the Culture of the Time. This is a Story for All Time for All to See and Appreciate.

Despite a very good performance by Robert Taylor as a native Indian facing discrimination after his heroic war efforts during the Civil War, the film is a rather routine one.Louis Calhern plays the heavy here- an attorney full of prejudice who causes the tragedy to unfold in the Wyoming territory, after the civil war and the coming of the Homestead Act.It's usually a movie adage that never in the history of motion pictures has the cavalry ever been late. Too bad that those famous lines didn't work here.Spring Byington was probably ending her wonderful movie career dating back to the 1930's if not before. As the mother of the lawyer attempting to help the Taylor character, her part was rather wasted here. I guess that television would be more adventurous to her with the coming of "December Bride."Yes, we can identify this film with Wounded Knee and other outrages committed against minorities through the ages.

Devil's Doorway is directed by Anthony Mann. It stars Robert Taylor as Lance Poole, a Shoshone Indian who returns home to Medicine-Bow from the American Civil War after a three year stint, and a veteran of three major conflicts. Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor he rightfully expects to be able to retire to a peaceful life back on the family land. However, all his hopes and dreams are shattered by bigotry and greed as new laws are ushered in to deprive the Native Indians land rights.Biting and cutting, Devil's Doorway is a Civil Rights Western that, boldly for its time, looks at the injustices done to Native Americans. Very much grim in texture, it's no surprise to see Anthony Mann at the helm for this material. Mann of course would go on to become a Western genre darling for his run of "Adult Westerns" he would do with James Stewart. Prior to this Mann had showed himself to have a keen eye for tough pieces with dark themes in a few well regarded film noir movies. So this was right up his street, in fact a glance at his output shows him to be something of a master when it comes to showing minority groups sympathetically. MGM were nervous tho, unsure as if taking the Western in this direction was the way to go, they pulled it from release in 1949. But after the impact that Delmer Daves' similar themed Broken Arrow made the following year, they ushered it out and the film promptly got lost amongst the plaudits for the James Stewart starrer. That's a shame because this is fit to sit alongside the best work Mann has done. Filmed in black & white, the film has beautiful landscapes that belie the bleak road the movie ultimately turns down. Shot on location at Aspen and Grand Junction in Colorado (the talented John Alton on cinematography), the film also manages to rise above its obvious eyebrow raising piece of casting. Robert Taylor always had his critics, hell I'm sometimes one of them, but here as he is cast against type as a Shoshone Indian, he gives the character conviction and a stoic nobility that really makes it work. Some of his scenes with the beautiful Paula Raymond (playing his lawyer Orrie Masters) are a lesson in maximum impact garnered from emotional restraint. You will be aware of the fluctuating skin pigmentation he has throughout the movie, but honestly look into his eyes and feel the confliction and loyalty and you really will not care.Scripted by Guy Trosper (Birdman of Alcatraz), the screenplay is unflinching in showing how badly the Native Americans were treated. Throw that in with Alton's other gift, that of the dusty barren land shot, and you got a very film noir feel to the movie. Something which not only is unique, but something that also showed a shift in the Hollywood Oater. We now get brains to match the action and aesthetics of the Western movie. Not that this is found wanting for action, Mann doesn't short change here either, with a dynamite led offensive purely adrenaline pumping. A fine fine movie, an important movie in fact. One that is in desperate need of more exposure. Still awaiting a widespread home format disc release, I quote Orrie Masters from the movie..."It would be too bad if we ever forget".... that applies to both the theme of the piece and the actual movie itself. 9/10

I made a copy of this movie when I saw it online. It was NOT, however, in black/white (as someone said); it was originally made in color, and has not been colorized.Robert Taylor was remarkable as Lance Poole; the only thing that bothered me were his incredibly beautiful blue eyes; he should have been wearing BROWN contacts! Paula Raymond was just perfect as the young lawyer who tried to help Lance keep his land, and Louis Calhern was so good that I still hate him! The movie was historically accurate, not the story line, but the way things occurred at the time that these events took place -- shortly after the Civil War! I don't think the fate of our Native American population can be compared in any way to that of the African/Americans, since they have come a long way and do take part in things happening here, both culturally and politically. Whereas the Indians have made little, if any progress, and even today the state of the reservations are disgraceful, and among the young men there is an unusually high rate of alcoholism and suicide.The movie was beautifully, and sensitively written and acted, and showed no bias whatsoever -- only the truth.I treasure my copy of Devil's Doorway and have looked for it on DVD, but so far, no luck.This is a marvelous western and ranks with the best! It seems strange it was only up for ONE nomination,which of course it never got! I am sure that anyone seeing it would not be able to forget it!