An American Western; A story set in New Mexico about a deputy sheriff dispatched by the state governor to protect newly arrived settlers and find out who's been killing all the local lawmen and rustling the cattle. This is a remake of The Land Beyond the Law (1927) and some footage from that film was included. This B film has a theme about the need to be clever and creative with the law to overcome a bigger menace. The film has good pace, good stuntwork and enough action. But it is very thinly plotted and very predictable. Stitching together sequences from two different films without much care about film stock continuity produced an uneven look. John Wayne is bland but amusing, leaving his mark everywhere to torment his foes. Luis Alberni makes more of an impression, raising it a notch in the fun stakes.
Review of The Big Stampede
