There's nothing much that's wrong with this story of wildcatters trying to bring in a well, but it's never particularly engrossing, despite some real talent, including William Whitely, one of Columbia's great B cinematographers who never got a chance to do much in the movies, but went into TV and picked up a bunch of awards for his work on BONANZA. He offers an assortment of standard but well-shot compositions.
But given the sort of movie which used to star Spencer Tracy and Clark Gable, male leads Wayne Morris and Preston Foster seem to be barely in the same movie. Dorothy Patrick is OK as the female lead and Paul E. Burns is excellent as the crackpot dowser.
But the whole piece has been done many times before, often with better talent and definitely with better scripts. Unless you are a great fan of any of the talent involved, skip this one.
But given the sort of movie which used to star Spencer Tracy and Clark Gable, male leads Wayne Morris and Preston Foster seem to be barely in the same movie. Dorothy Patrick is OK as the female lead and Paul E. Burns is excellent as the crackpot dowser.
But the whole piece has been done many times before, often with better talent and definitely with better scripts. Unless you are a great fan of any of the talent involved, skip this one.