Framed for a murder he didn't commit, a cowboy must stay one step ahead of the law as he hunts for the real killer.Framed for a murder he didn't commit, a cowboy must stay one step ahead of the law as he hunts for the real killer.Framed for a murder he didn't commit, a cowboy must stay one step ahead of the law as he hunts for the real killer.
Ernie Adams
- Barfly
- (uncredited)
Victor Adamson
- Barfly
- (uncredited)
Robert Barron
- Rupple's Brother
- (uncredited)
Roy Brent
- Card Player
- (uncredited)
Paul E. Burns
- Len Briggs
- (uncredited)
Johnny Carpenter
- Deputy Johnny - Posse Member
- (uncredited)
John Cason
- Deputy Posse Member
- (uncredited)
Victor Cox
- Deputy
- (uncredited)
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- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaOn June 7, 1948, Lux Radio Theatre presented a radio broadcast of the story, starring Robert Young and Claire Trevor.
- GoofsWhen Robert Young is in canyon chasing bad guy he touches a cholla cactus. The cholla is remarkable for the ease with which it sheds its spines and he should have been covered in them.
- ConnectionsRemade as Tumbleweed (1953)
Featured review
Low-Key Little Western
When you think westerns, Robert Young seldom comes to mind. As an actor, he was more at home in TV's white-collar world of suburbia or a doctor's office. At the same time, he knew his limitations and never tried to be the swaggering tough guy. Here, he low-keys his role perfectly. With the help of a girl drummer, a foal, and a burro, he's tracking a guy across the desert who can clear him of a murder charge. Chapman does well as the stand-up girl, while she and Young manage several charming scenes together.
All in all, it's a rather affecting little outdoor western, made at a time when horses and dogs were popular movie fare. Here, the two critters are blended nicely into the main plot, and I like the way the foal disappoints expectations by growing into a rather homely, undersized adult. That seems to say, a critter doesn't have to be big and beautiful—as in most movies-- to be worthy of affection. Note too, how Nick (Young) challenges convention by talking up women's equality at a time when Westerns-- more than most genres-- held women to domestic roles.
Also, there's an absolutely stunning Technicolor sunset about two-thirds of the way through that's the equal of any postcard framing I've seen. Plus, take a gander at all the movie's crusty old coots, Wright, Bevans, Patterson, et al., which seems to be missing only Gabby Hayes in its Hollywood lineup. Not everything however is roses. I could have done without the rather clumsy Tamiroff-Mazurki subplot, while the logic of some events does remain a stretch.
Nonetheless, this handsome Columbia programmer remains good family fare, even 60-years later.
All in all, it's a rather affecting little outdoor western, made at a time when horses and dogs were popular movie fare. Here, the two critters are blended nicely into the main plot, and I like the way the foal disappoints expectations by growing into a rather homely, undersized adult. That seems to say, a critter doesn't have to be big and beautiful—as in most movies-- to be worthy of affection. Note too, how Nick (Young) challenges convention by talking up women's equality at a time when Westerns-- more than most genres-- held women to domestic roles.
Also, there's an absolutely stunning Technicolor sunset about two-thirds of the way through that's the equal of any postcard framing I've seen. Plus, take a gander at all the movie's crusty old coots, Wright, Bevans, Patterson, et al., which seems to be missing only Gabby Hayes in its Hollywood lineup. Not everything however is roses. I could have done without the rather clumsy Tamiroff-Mazurki subplot, while the logic of some events does remain a stretch.
Nonetheless, this handsome Columbia programmer remains good family fare, even 60-years later.
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- dougdoepke
- Jan 10, 2012
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- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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