If you have never seen the restored version of "The Big Sky" on TCM, check it out the next time it plays.
Hank's performance as Poordevil is a revelation. He steals every scene he's in, even from Arthur Hunnicutt, which amounts to Grand Larceny. It's Hank's finest moment after "The Searchers".
This is another example of an actor that has no equal in today's roster of players. No wonder I keep watching these films instead of the fodder that passes for entertainment these days.
We deal in lead, friend.
