Sidney Poitier gracefully added directing to his repertoire when he made his filmmaking debut with one of the first shot-in-color features to acknowledge the experience of Black settlers in the old West. Poitier took the job as director at the urging of longtime friend Harry Belafonte, who stars opposite the director in their delightful first onscreen collaboration. While the bond between Poitier’s Buck and Belafonte’s Preacher receives the most screen time, it’s Dee’s grounded performance as Buck’s wife that provides the affecting core of this deft and captivating piece.