If it's not the color of their suit, it's their mustache or their hat. The hat has almost a droopy look, not proud and erect, and for calculating rancher John Miljan, he's the operator of a smuggling ring, wearing a droopy hat. This B western (with a modern setting) has federal agent George O'Brien (RKO's go to guy for B westerns prior to Tim Holt) going undercover to get the goods on Miljan, joining his gang, and helping out William Stelling whose signature on papers Miljan has could have him framed as well.
Future "Dr. Kildare " co-star Laraine Day is sparkling here as the heroine, with Rita La Roy the alluring femne fatale. The story moves fast, isn't taxing on the brain, and includes a few musical bits as well, sung by Ray Whitley and his band. These B westerns are usually never more than competent, really don't have any surprises and always end with the good guy winning and the bad guy either taken away in cuffs or a body bag. But as long as the studio ranch out in the middle of the San Fernando Valley was disguised and dressed up differently, audiences didn't care. It serves its purpose, so in this case, it's a good sturdy saddle that Gene Autry would soon be crooning himself.
Future "Dr. Kildare " co-star Laraine Day is sparkling here as the heroine, with Rita La Roy the alluring femne fatale. The story moves fast, isn't taxing on the brain, and includes a few musical bits as well, sung by Ray Whitley and his band. These B westerns are usually never more than competent, really don't have any surprises and always end with the good guy winning and the bad guy either taken away in cuffs or a body bag. But as long as the studio ranch out in the middle of the San Fernando Valley was disguised and dressed up differently, audiences didn't care. It serves its purpose, so in this case, it's a good sturdy saddle that Gene Autry would soon be crooning himself.