Director: ALAN JAMES. Original screenplay: Ed Earl Repp. Photography: Benjamin Kline. Film editor: William Lyon. Music director: Morris Stoloff. Songs by Bob Nolan. Western Electric Sound System. Producer. Harry L. Decker.
Copyright 28 February 1938 by Columbia Pictures Corp of California. No New York opening. U.S. release: 30 April 1938. Australian release: 27 July 1939. 54 minutes.
SYNOPSIS: The Rockies fail to call. In fact, they don't figure in the action at all!
COMMENT: As usual with Ed Earl Repp's screenplays, the title has absolutely nothing whatever to do with the actual plot. In fact, he doesn't even make an attempt! This in fact is much the usual jejune story of the banker tying to foreclose on the mortgage of the old homestead, so that he can then sell out to a big cattle syndicate. And, as said above, it's not even set anywhere near the Rockies!
Although this story-line is certainly too slight to gain much attention, there's probably just enough action on hand to gratify really dyed-in-the-wool fans, although the fist fights are most unconvincingly staged. In fact, action generally ranks as no better than routine, even at its best. "Alan James" or rather Alvin J. Neitz is not what you would call a talented director. "Fast?", yes. "On budget?", always. "A hard worker?" Most definitely! But worth following? No way!
Still, the cast here is nothing if not lively. And our lovely heroine, Iris Meredith, certainly benefits from Benjamin Kline's attractive photography.
But as for the tag-lines quoted by IMDb: "Spine chilling", "heart warming", "blood stirring", the publicist must be confusing this little tin-pot movie with some far more important other picture!
Copyright 28 February 1938 by Columbia Pictures Corp of California. No New York opening. U.S. release: 30 April 1938. Australian release: 27 July 1939. 54 minutes.
SYNOPSIS: The Rockies fail to call. In fact, they don't figure in the action at all!
COMMENT: As usual with Ed Earl Repp's screenplays, the title has absolutely nothing whatever to do with the actual plot. In fact, he doesn't even make an attempt! This in fact is much the usual jejune story of the banker tying to foreclose on the mortgage of the old homestead, so that he can then sell out to a big cattle syndicate. And, as said above, it's not even set anywhere near the Rockies!
Although this story-line is certainly too slight to gain much attention, there's probably just enough action on hand to gratify really dyed-in-the-wool fans, although the fist fights are most unconvincingly staged. In fact, action generally ranks as no better than routine, even at its best. "Alan James" or rather Alvin J. Neitz is not what you would call a talented director. "Fast?", yes. "On budget?", always. "A hard worker?" Most definitely! But worth following? No way!
Still, the cast here is nothing if not lively. And our lovely heroine, Iris Meredith, certainly benefits from Benjamin Kline's attractive photography.
But as for the tag-lines quoted by IMDb: "Spine chilling", "heart warming", "blood stirring", the publicist must be confusing this little tin-pot movie with some far more important other picture!
