Why does this western seem like it's set in modern times even though people are riding around on a horse instead of in a car, and on old fashioned western dirt roads? From the moment the film starts, it is pretty obvious that it is set in the present day but yet in this alternative world, nothing seems modern. The film deals with Carole Landis's circus which she loses due to deaths but is determined to keep her ranch. The mesquiteers step in to help but only seem to make matters worse.
John Wayne, Ray Corrigan and Max Terhune star, along with a very unfunny "dummy" that allegedly can speak without any help from a ventriloquist. Ralph Graves is the heavy, having cheated Landis, his client. Roscoe Ates, as the sheriff, gets rid of his trademark stutter for the most part, while Billy Curtis is tough as the very loyal little person standing by Landis through thick and thin. There's a gorilla thrown in for just the fun of it, indicating that this was made for pre-teen boys of the late 30's. When a tank like vehicle shows up right before the silly race track finale with circus horse Raja as a contestant, it's silliness overload.
John Wayne, Ray Corrigan and Max Terhune star, along with a very unfunny "dummy" that allegedly can speak without any help from a ventriloquist. Ralph Graves is the heavy, having cheated Landis, his client. Roscoe Ates, as the sheriff, gets rid of his trademark stutter for the most part, while Billy Curtis is tough as the very loyal little person standing by Landis through thick and thin. There's a gorilla thrown in for just the fun of it, indicating that this was made for pre-teen boys of the late 30's. When a tank like vehicle shows up right before the silly race track finale with circus horse Raja as a contestant, it's silliness overload.