drednm wrote on IMDB:
This unassuming little Western from 1930 has a little of everything.
The narrative structure is very interesting.
Story opens with a saloon full of men, including Richard Arlen. He's
been on a drunk since his pal was shot and killed. He just can't get
over it. But on that day's train comes the dead man's sister (Mary
Brian), who's come to claim his ranch. Arlen (very drunk) runs into her
on a sidewalk and tries to pick her up. She's alone in a strange town
and terrified, but she gets away.
The next day Arlen shows up at the ranch with three pals, looking for
work. She throws them out when she recognizes the drunk from the night
before. A little later, another man (Fred Kohler) shows up to inform
her the ranch is his because he paid the back taxes. He suggests they
might make a deal and starts advancing on her when Arlen returns,
fights with Kohler and chases him off. [ show more ]
From that point, it's up to Arlen to defeat Kohler and the crooked
sheriff and ride off into the sunset with the girl.
This is a very straightforward story and the look of the film reminds
of the old silent Westerns of William S. Hart. Nothing is gussied up:
Brian wears plain dresses and the town looks like a wind-blown Old West
town.
Arlen was never a great actor, but he's good in simple roles like this.
Brian seems still to be struggling with dialog. The ethnic comic Harry
Green shows up as a Jewish peddler. George Chandler, Syd Saylor, and
Regis Toomey co-star.
Only an hour long, but a neat little film. [ show less ]
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