And the fact that the townsfolk are all namedJohnsonfurther emphasizes Rock Ridge""s homogeneity.Bucolic cattle roam through the town""s saloon.Taggart carries through on his second plan to scare the townsfolk into leaving town by riding through with a group of men (with six-shooters blazing).[His last name, ""caul"", literally means the protective, embryonic membrane that sometimes covers the head of a child at birth.He then addressed the crew on their maiden voyage with his own orders -- "a game of chess against our old adversary, the American Navy.[Note: Although the eight fight scenes seem to occupy much of the film, their screen time totals only ten minutes, but hey took about six weeks to film.The beginning and end of the film are both marked with he ""death"" of a King/Queen.The elderly king of Sweden falls mortally wounded at the Battle of Lutzen, uttering his last words: "I was King of Sweden.