Jory (1972) – Jorge Fons.

'Judge Colt and his jury of six!!!'

This lively, quirkily engaging, coming-of-rage western finds an innocent young man (Robby Benson)forced into vengeful adulthood, following his father's brutal bar-room slaying in Jorge Fon's stirring, sporadically violent, seemingly overlooked 70s gem! Jory remains a lusty, thoroughly enjoyable wild west adventure, with an exceptional cast, and it would be entirely just to claim that many of Jory's finer moments are derived from Robby Benson's bright-eyed, extraordinarily adept performance. Able director Fons excitingly keeps the wheels on his dramatic, tumultuously death-laden mule train moving with alacrity, and gifted character actor John Marley is magnetic as the gruff, yet big-hearted trail boss Roy. As an avid fan of roustabout western action, Jory robustly ticks all the boxes, with compelling drama, rousing action, an enjoyably folksy text, and earthy, likeable characters one can readily sympathize with. In closing, it's interesting to note that Jory's increasingly bloody rite of passage is momentarily sweetened by his tantalizingly brief dalliance with the rancher's angelic daughter Amy, charmingly played by effervescent blonde beauty Linda Purl.