Bat Masterson (Randolph Scott) pitches up in the Kansas town of Liberty after receiving a call from old friend Billy Burns (Gabby Hayes) to bring to justice a crooked cattleman who is planning to buy up all the land vacated by the poor farmers he's driving out of business. It's a typical Scott Western, but he has no love interest, thanks to a youthful Robert Ryan to whom his role often feels subordinate. The rotund Billy House catches the eye as a sleazy, perpetually smiling saloon owner, and Gabby Hayes entertains with some Uncle Albert-like recollections of his old compadre, Brandyhead Jones. One of Madge Meredith's last roles before an unjust 5-year prison sentence virtually ended her career.
Review of Trail Street
