Typical of the Trem Carr-produced Monogram westerns starring Rex Bell, this one opens in the East with Craig Larrigan as a polo-playing playboy who has no use for the West nor the western way of life. Rancher Jess Bailey, accompanied by his daughter Virginia, comes east to get his eastern-business partner John Larrigan to advance him more money to keep their rustler-plagued ranch afloat, and Craig and Virginia strike up a romance, which is going nowhere fast because of his elitist attitude.
Is it worth your time? Only if you are a completionist for 1930s Monogram pictures. If you are just looking for a good Saturday afternoon movie, you will probably be bored to tears by the middle mark. It is stiff, it is dusty, and it really struggles to justify why anyone involved is doing anything at all. The plot st...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
John P. McCarthy
Robert N. Bradbury
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"Is it worth your time? Only if you are a completionist for 1930s Monogram pictures. If you are just looking for a good Saturday afternoon movie, you will probably be bored to tears by the middle mark. It is stiff, it is dusty, and it really struggles to justify why anyone involved is doing anything at all. The plot starts in the East, which is usually code for 'this movie is going to be incredibly slow until someone gets on a train.' Rex Bell plays Craig Larrigan like he is allergic to the outd..."
Horace B. Carpenter
John P. McCarthy, Wellyn Totman
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