Ten Tall Men (1951)

Plot:  Technicolor Comedy Adventure.  During the Rif war,  French Foreign Legion soldiers kidnap a Berber princess to forestall an attack.
Stars:  Burt Lancaster,  Jody Lawrance

I can't say much about Ten Tall Men. It's an ordinary  - 2.5 star - Comedy Adventure film. The plot is simple and we get the standard fist fights, pretty women, chase scenes, and dastardly villains. And a few laughs.  

Its the sort of movie, where the kidnapped princess picks up a rifle and points it at Lancaster, and he just smiles. She shoots and misses. He smiles. She fires again, and click.  Out of ammo. Lancaster smiles.

The whole thing is built around Lancaster, and doesn't require much except his charming smile and massive pecs.  The supporting cast is adequate - but makes little impression. Best Scene? The Legionaries dress as women to fool the Berber bandits.

Summary:  Lancaster made 5 action/comedy films between 1950-1954 and Ten Tall Men is the least remembered - with good reason.  Flame and Arrow and Crimson Pirate are better all round, His Majesty O'Keefe has a memorable Fiji location, and South Seas Women has more comedy and co-stars Virginia Mayo. But Lancaster fans might enjoy it.