John Wayne (Breen) fancies Vera Ralston (Fleurette). Oliver Hardy (Willie) gets the annoying comedy sidekick role. Ralston fancies Wayne but is engaged to John Howard (Blake). I think we all know how things will pan out. This love story plays out against a story of land stealing in early 1800s Alabama.
I found myself drifting off to daydream land on two occasions within the first half hour! Nothing happens in this goddam film and the cast seem to mercilessly bore the audience with a stupid song to the tune of "She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain". Stop singing! At the end of the film, we get some horses running about and some shooting but it's all rather meaningless.
In the only interesting part of the film, Oliver Hardy plays the violin and it is quite an impressive moment. Unfortunately, one scene cannot carry a whole film. The plot involving John Wayne is pretty stupid as he abandons his military outfit to chase after a girl, and they then come back to rescue him when he is in trouble. Typical John Wayne nonsense.
I cannot believe other reviewers of this film when they say that they enjoyed this film. They are talking complete rubbish. This film is boring. Here are 5 better Westerns from the same year, 1949 - "Colorado Territory", "Lust For Gold", "Roughshod", "Bad Men Of Tombstone" and "Hellfire". A far better use of your time.
I found myself drifting off to daydream land on two occasions within the first half hour! Nothing happens in this goddam film and the cast seem to mercilessly bore the audience with a stupid song to the tune of "She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain". Stop singing! At the end of the film, we get some horses running about and some shooting but it's all rather meaningless.
In the only interesting part of the film, Oliver Hardy plays the violin and it is quite an impressive moment. Unfortunately, one scene cannot carry a whole film. The plot involving John Wayne is pretty stupid as he abandons his military outfit to chase after a girl, and they then come back to rescue him when he is in trouble. Typical John Wayne nonsense.
I cannot believe other reviewers of this film when they say that they enjoyed this film. They are talking complete rubbish. This film is boring. Here are 5 better Westerns from the same year, 1949 - "Colorado Territory", "Lust For Gold", "Roughshod", "Bad Men Of Tombstone" and "Hellfire". A far better use of your time.