After the Civil War, an ex-Confederate soldier faces new battles, including the elements and a carpetbagger intent on destroying him.After the Civil War, an ex-Confederate soldier faces new battles, including the elements and a carpetbagger intent on destroying him.After the Civil War, an ex-Confederate soldier faces new battles, including the elements and a carpetbagger intent on destroying him.
William Roberts
- Singin' Cy
- (as Bill Roberts)
Ernie Adams
- Confederate Soldier
- (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
- Pvt. Collins
- (uncredited)
Ed Brady
- Union Soldier
- (uncredited)
Everett Brown
- Man with Watches
- (uncredited)
Buck Bucko
- Soldier
- (uncredited)
James P. Burtis
- Swenson
- (uncredited)
Spencer Charters
- Chairman
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaOne of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. Its earliest documented telecast took place in Phoenix Sunday 22 February 1959 on KVAR (Channel 12), followed by Milwaukee 25 April 1959 on WITI (Channel 6), by Asheville 24 May 1959 on WLOS (Channel 13), by Denver 24 July 1959 on KBTV (Channel 9), by Omaha 26 July 1959 on KETV (Channel 7), by both Chicago and Grand Rapids 22 November 1959 on WBBM (Channel 2) and WOOD (Channel 8), by Philadelphia 22 November 1959 on WCAU (Channel 10), by San Francisco 7 December 1959, on KPIX (Channel 5), by Johnstown 1 January 1960 on WJAC (Channel 6), and by Toledo 3 March 1960 on WTOL (Channel 11). It was released on DVD 8 May 2007 as one of of 4 titles in Universal's Classic Western Roundup Volume 2.
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RECONSTRUCTION...SOUTHERN RESENTMENT...CATTLE DRIVE...EARLY RANDOLPH SCOTT
Somewhat Rare in 1938, a Big Budget Western with Plenty of Plot Involving the Post Civil-War Angst in Texas.
Randolph Scott in His Earlier Years before Maturing into the Granite Faced, Unshakable Moral Hero He would become in the Final Act of a Long Career.
Here He is a Fresh Faced Ex-Confederate that has a Progressive Attitude Concerning the War and is Ready to Forgive and Forget Unlike Most of the "Texans".
The North has its Villains Portrayed here by Carpetbaggers and Alcoholic Fat-Cat Politicians and Eager Plunderers.
Joan Bennett, a bit Miscast, but Pretty and Pretty Set in Revenge against the "Yankees" at All Costs.
The Highlight of the Movie is the Cattle Drive with one Fiery Sequence an Exciting Eye-Popper that is Late Thirties Hollywood Showing its Stuff.
Overall, the Themes would be Revisited in Future Better Westerns, but this is Worth a Watch for its Early Experiment in the Genre.
A Good Cast, quite a bit of Humor, and some Sprawling Outdoor Action make it quite an Entertainment.
It was the Period when the Studio System was Peaking.
This was the Type of Achievement that could Showcase the Movie Machine Approaching High-Pop-Culture-Art from a Conglomerate of Cooperative Creators.
Randolph Scott in His Earlier Years before Maturing into the Granite Faced, Unshakable Moral Hero He would become in the Final Act of a Long Career.
Here He is a Fresh Faced Ex-Confederate that has a Progressive Attitude Concerning the War and is Ready to Forgive and Forget Unlike Most of the "Texans".
The North has its Villains Portrayed here by Carpetbaggers and Alcoholic Fat-Cat Politicians and Eager Plunderers.
Joan Bennett, a bit Miscast, but Pretty and Pretty Set in Revenge against the "Yankees" at All Costs.
The Highlight of the Movie is the Cattle Drive with one Fiery Sequence an Exciting Eye-Popper that is Late Thirties Hollywood Showing its Stuff.
Overall, the Themes would be Revisited in Future Better Westerns, but this is Worth a Watch for its Early Experiment in the Genre.
A Good Cast, quite a bit of Humor, and some Sprawling Outdoor Action make it quite an Entertainment.
It was the Period when the Studio System was Peaking.
This was the Type of Achievement that could Showcase the Movie Machine Approaching High-Pop-Culture-Art from a Conglomerate of Cooperative Creators.
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- LeonLouisRicci
- Sep 1, 2021
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- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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