"Tonto" Daily fails as a cowpuncher for Weston, wealthy cattleman, and is demoted to chuck-wagon driver. He falls even lower, in Weston's estimation, when he loses the wagon in a river crossing and imperils the life of Nina, Weston's daughter.


If you're looking for a tight, logical western, look elsewhere. Under the Tonto Rim is for people who enjoy seeing how movies were duct-taped together back in the early thirties. If you hate slow pacing or characters who switch personalities because the plot suddenly demands it, you are going to have a bad time here. ...

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"If you're looking for a tight, logical western, look elsewhere. Under the Tonto Rim is for people who enjoy seeing how movies were duct-taped together back in the early thirties. If you hate slow pacing or characters who switch personalities because the plot suddenly demands it, you are going to have a bad time here. The whole premise is honestly kind of hilarious. Poor 'Tonto' Daily is just the worst at his job. He loses the wagon in a river, he falls asleep on guard duty—honestly, how he kep..."
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Gerald Geraghty, Zane Grey, Jack Cunningham
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