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Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue 1954

I quite like 'Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue', though the bland conclusion knocks it down a peg in my books.

There are a number of familiar faces from 1953's 'The Sword and the Rose', with Richard Todd again teaming up with James Robertson Justice, Glynis Johns and Michael Gough. I enjoyed these cast members in that latter film, so little surprise I rate them here too.

Todd leads as Rob Roy himself, to mostly positive feelings. He continues to work well with Glynis Johns (Helen), I would've actually appreciated extra scenes with those two together. I wanted more screen time for Justice (Argyll) too, though his absence does make sense to be fair. Credit to Jean Taylor Smith also, she's decent as Margaret.

The action sequences still look fairly solid, while the 82 minute run time helps keep things fresh - I never felt like it dragged its heels personally. I just didn't presume such a quick resolution, I expected a bigger finale.

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