A group of ex-Union soldiers, trekking towards New Mexico to set up new homesteads, come across a band of Confederate soldiers waiting in ambush for a troop of Union soldiers in pursuit of $10 million in hidden Confederate gold. The Union soldiers, pursued by hostile Indians are trapped in the ghost town where the gold is buried where they must decide to fight off the marauding Indians.
Finger on the Trigger, Spanish western starring Rory Calhoun, has some good atmospheric scenery (loved the deserted ghost town, fort), good cinematography and a very good story idea (the arid landscapes, end of the Civil War, confederacy, Union, Gold and Injuns), however the execution of the story is rather weak - muddled, meandering and limp comes to mind, due to the weak script and direction. Some intrigue but not enough. That's due to the execution. Characterisations are weak. Needed a better director and script - shame this has a potential to be one humdinger of a western. Rory Calhoun is good, tries his best, the action is lacking but when it comes it's handled ok (some shoddy scenes where the barrels remain intact after cannon fire). It's not totally unwatchable - you just got to be an aficionado of the genre. I liked the arid landscapes and ghost town, the atmosphere, which was quite relaxing. I'd rather watch this than the abysmal Charro where Elvis sideburns was the only exciting thing, or the equally abysmal More Dead Than Alive (the title says it all!)
