Roughshod is a Western which I came across when looking for something else. We have fewer Westerns these days but from the 1920s to the 1950s (and then it shifted to television though some notable films continued) there were quite a few.
(On Saturdays, there are often Westerns on various channels. Checking in, I am overall impressed with the quality of writing.)
Many Westerns focused on specific heroes while a few had bigger vistas. The archetypical heroes and villains were often the favorites. The best ones often showed shades of gray. The heroes had flaws; they might even be antiheroes. The villains had some just cause or perhaps standards.
This film is more standard. The main villain has it in for our hero for capturing him. The hero doesn't like killing. We see what happens when bad guys are left alive, even put in prison. They escape and kill. We hear little of his (his two helpers are given even less backward) past crimes. But, he led the three to kill three people to take their clothes, and two more (including a woman) later on. So, clearly is pure evil.
Our hero is going to start a ranch with his kid brother, a good-hearted teenager (the actor was 14/15). He comes upon four showgirls who were kicked out of a town. He takes them along. One befriends the kid brother, teaching him how to read (!).
Turns out none of them are quite as "loose" as they might seem. One is emotionally and physically (I thought at first the idea was that she was pregnant) upset. There are a good couple of scenes at her parents's house, both with the gang (they get supplies and don't otherwise harm them) and the good guys. Good character actor performances.
One soon leaves to get married. One falls for our hero (played by Gloria Grahame, she is a typical tough girl with a soft heart). The last (the toughest talker) decides to stay with a gold miner (unwise choice though unlike the others, we do directly see her shot).
Our good guy is played by Robert Sterling (in his early 30s), who at times seems a bit too clean-cut. Seems like a guy who can play some sucker. but, he handles the role well enough. The little brother is a bit annoying but does the job too. The two gang flunkies are ciphers I would have liked them to have a bit more to do. They do come off as follower types.
The film overall is well-paced. Gloria Grahame is the best thing in it. The final shootout is decent. Again, the whole thing is not overly complex. But, it is handled professionally and you care for the characters overall.
Leonard Maltin gave the film two and a half stars out of four. I agree.