Newcomer Torrent wins $500 from Olcott and $500 and a wild horse, by riding the horse, from Engle. Then loses the $1000 to Engle in a poker game.
Is it worth the watch? If you have a soft spot for 1930s Westerns where the hero wears a hat so large it has its own zip code, then yes. It’s a fast-moving hour of cinema that doesn't ask much of you. Modern audiences who need gritty realism or complex anti-heroes will probably hate this. It’s very black-and-white, bot...
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"Is it worth the watch? If you have a soft spot for 1930s Westerns where the hero wears a hat so large it has its own zip code, then yes. It’s a fast-moving hour of cinema that doesn't ask much of you. Modern audiences who need gritty realism or complex anti-heroes will probably hate this. It’s very black-and-white, both in color and in how the characters act. 🌵 Tim McCoy plays Torrent. He walks into the movie and immediately starts winning things, which is a classic move for a guy with that ki..."
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