A pair of crooked deputies steal a gold shipment, murder a young boy's father and pin the blame on a cowboy. The murdered man's son and his dog set out to prove the cowboy's innocence.
Is this actually worth the time? If you have a soft spot for 1930s B-westerns where the morality is as black and white as the film stock, you’ll probably find something to like here. It’s short, it moves along without much fuss, and it’s got a dog that acts better than half the humans on screen. But if you’re looking f...
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Stuart Paton
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"Is this actually worth the time? If you have a soft spot for 1930s B-westerns where the morality is as black and white as the film stock, you’ll probably find something to like here. It’s short, it moves along without much fuss, and it’s got a dog that acts better than half the humans on screen. But if you’re looking for complex storytelling or something that’s going to challenge you? Forget it. The plot is pretty much what you'd expect from a Saturday matinee filler from back then. Crooked dep..."
Jack Jevne
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