Hoppy has to bust up a gang of outlaws with the help of his sidekicks Shanghai and Johnny. As usual, he walks through the fusillade unscathed.
Should you watch this? If you enjoy black-and-white westerns where the good guys are perfect and the bad guys are clearly marked by their suspicious facial hair, you’ll probably find this comforting. If you need complex character arcs or, you know, stakes that actually feel dangerous, you’re going to be bored to tears ...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Howard Bretherton
Harley Knoles
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"Should you watch this? If you enjoy black-and-white westerns where the good guys are perfect and the bad guys are clearly marked by their suspicious facial hair, you’ll probably find this comforting. If you need complex character arcs or, you know, stakes that actually feel dangerous, you’re going to be bored to tears within twenty minutes. It’s a B-movie relic, plain and simple. 🤠 There is this moment where Hoppy just strolls through a literal wall of gunfire. It’s almost funny how the outlaw..."
Vernon Smith, Doris Schroeder, Clarence E. Mulford
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