‘Saddle the Wind’: Conflicts at Home and on the Range

In this Western, Robert Taylor is the gunslinger who wants to hang it up but can’t.

Steve Sinclair (Robert Taylor) seeks a peaceful life, in “Saddle the Wind.” MGM

NR | 1h 24m | Drama, Western | 1958

“Saddle the Wind” (1958), starring Robert Taylor, feels like it’s part of a shared cinematic conversation with similar films featuring ex-sharpshooters, particularly “Gunfighters” (1947) and “The Gunfighter” (1950).