This would be a fairly commonplace Western if not for the one stick out piece of the puzzle.
The title itself tells you. A character who isn't even human, Tumbleweed, doesn't appear for what would be called the first act.
Yet it is Tumbleweed the off beat horse, who makes the show and constantly saves the day.
Ironically, he is never given credit, even by the human hero who is the beneficiary of Tumbleweed's heroics.
I only recall the name being mentioned once. Maybe twice.
So we get a bit of a social statement, too, about how true heroes are never recognized.
The title itself tells you. A character who isn't even human, Tumbleweed, doesn't appear for what would be called the first act.
Yet it is Tumbleweed the off beat horse, who makes the show and constantly saves the day.
Ironically, he is never given credit, even by the human hero who is the beneficiary of Tumbleweed's heroics.
I only recall the name being mentioned once. Maybe twice.
So we get a bit of a social statement, too, about how true heroes are never recognized.