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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Did you know
- TriviaOn June 7, 1948, Lux Radio Theatre presented a radio broadcast of the story, starring Robert Young and Claire Trevor.
- GoofsNear the end, when Robert Young is preparing to leave the wagon, Marguerite Chapman goes into the wagon and gets a pistol, pouch of ammunition, blanket, and hat. When he leaves, the hat is nowhere to be seen. In the next scene, he is wearing the hat as he leads the burro across the dessert.
- ConnectionsRemade as Tumbleweed (1953)
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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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- Jan 9, 2012
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- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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