 Juran was asked to take over as director two weeks prior to filming.Universal were happy with Juran's work and signed him to a one-year directing contract.He made an Audie Murphy Western "Gunsmoke" (1952), and a Ronald Reagan Western "Law and Order" (1953), then did "The Golden Blade" (1953), an "Eastern" with Rock Hudson and "Tumbleweed" (1953) with Murphy.