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Bells of Coronado (1950)
Utterly absurd, ridiculous and far-fetched!
There is so much absurdity to this movie it is pointless to describe it. You can read some of the reviews by others to get a sense of it. That said, it does have plenty of action scenes, hard riding and hard fighting. But the logic of having a dam and power company out in without even a truck or a paved road stretches your credibility. And how about a uranium mine using mule-drawn buckboard wagons to haul out their ore? In the early scenes, Dale Evans' character is downright obnoxious, but she straightens out later. Watch this to see Roy Rogers in his prime but don't expect much from the plot.
Speak Easily (1932)
Thelma Todd lightens this dreary mess!
I cannot say more or less than many other reviewers have said except that I thought SPEAK EASILY was a dreary dud. Only Thelma Todd lightens up the screen when she and Buster are on the couch at her apartment. Pre-Code stuff! The notable thing about Buster, to me, is to hear what an excellent, resonant, speaking voice he had. It is deep and rich. He still manages some physical capers at the climax.
The Fargo Kid (1940)
"Dumb" is a better word than "Comedy" for this dud!
I cannot recommend this movie. Tim Holt smiles or grins almost continuously in every scene. Like he is in a grade school play. His youth is very apparent. The two lead bad guys (Ernie Adams and Cy Kendall) are just doofus. Emmett Lynn and Ray Whitley are doofus. Nothing funny here in my opinion. And the plot was a mess. I love B-westerns and have at least a thousand of them, but this one ranks low on my list to watch again.
The "Made on Demand" disc from Warner Brothers Archives has many little pixelations in the picture. Once the disc froze to the point I had to turn the player off and then on again in order to finish watching the movie.
Rider from Tucson (1950)
A fine B-western
I thought this was a first-rate movie within the limitations of the genre. It was a good plot, a little different from others. Tim Holt westerns are always good and this may be one of his best. Plenty of action. Chito was more restrained with his continual chasing the women. Of course, he was married to leading lady Elaine Riley, but I don't know if he was married to her at the time of the movie.
Veda Ann Borg steals the show. You won't find many female bad guys in the B-westerns who are more deadly than she is here. She has a plum role.
Panamint's Bad Man (1938)
Surprisingly good B-western
After being a fan of B-westerns for more than 70 years, I am pleased to have finally seen a Smith Ballew western. I was pleasantly surprised. This movie by 20th Century Fox has excellent production values, a good story, and a fine cast. I have the DVD by Alpha Home Entertainment and find the picture quality is quite nice -- well above that of many of their movies. Ballew is credible as a B-western star. You won't go wrong with this movie.
Under Texas Skies (1930)
So bad it's still not good! Terrible!
This 1930 movie is just plain confusing. Some pieces appear to be cut out as the story is so jumpy. Bob Custer's biography on this site says he choked up when he had dialogue to deliver, so he seldom speaks a word here. How did he keep making movies? His fight scenes are downright pitiful. The girl cannot act at all. She simply stands and smiles self-consciously with every line she speaks. To tell the truth, after the movie, I had to go back and look at the cast credits again just to find out who was Bob Custer and who was Bill Cody. Confusing!