Despite the novelty of having Roy Rogers appear (very briefly) in this Gene Autry film, there is very little to distinguish this cowboy film. The plot isn't especially interesting and Autry doesn't sing anything particularly memorable or enjoyable.
The film begins with a mobster murdering some sap--and a woman witnessing it. Instead of going to the police, she runs--and ends up out west. Naturally she soon meets up with nice-guy, Gene and the two soon end up between a local gang of jerks (one of which is played by Lon Chaney, Jr.) and the gang from back east. Can Gene restore niceness to the land? And, will anyone particularly care?
I've seen a few dozen Autry films and would have to place it near the bottom. Even the usually likable Smiley Burnette and his antics are really subdued in this one and the action never really heats up. A slow-motion sort of picture at best with little to distinguish it.
The film begins with a mobster murdering some sap--and a woman witnessing it. Instead of going to the police, she runs--and ends up out west. Naturally she soon meets up with nice-guy, Gene and the two soon end up between a local gang of jerks (one of which is played by Lon Chaney, Jr.) and the gang from back east. Can Gene restore niceness to the land? And, will anyone particularly care?
I've seen a few dozen Autry films and would have to place it near the bottom. Even the usually likable Smiley Burnette and his antics are really subdued in this one and the action never really heats up. A slow-motion sort of picture at best with little to distinguish it.
