Yep, Jay Novello plays 2 badmen: one being Mexican gunslinger Joe Martinez, leader of the hatchet men for the town-bound crooks Mayor Keeler(Addison Richards), and saloon owner Slade(Hal Taliaferro), who are determined to steal Grannie Carson's rich silver mine through stealing her silver shipments to make her bankrupt, and buying her foreclosed mine from substantial back taxes she owes. Norvello is also quiet John Anderson, Wells Fargo agent, who communicates to the other badmen when a shipment of silver is due out, so they can rob it. .......There's yet another badman in gunslinger 'Shotgun' Cassidy(Harry Woods), who acts like the original book version of Hopalong Cassidy. We meet him briefly in Dodge City, along with sheriff Brett Starr(Roy). Both are planning to leave Dodge City soon, for different reasons. Cassidy has been offered the position of sheriff, in the rowdy town of Tombstone, AZ. Starr figures Dodge City has become a much more civilized town, and he wants to join his 2 brothers in Tombstone(actually, one is dead). Clearly, Starr is looking like a mimic of historical Wyatt Earp, so far, but he will veer off on his own tangent soon after he gets there. Cassidy must have taken the scenic route, as Starr, joined by Gabby Hayes, arrive there much sooner. The 2 see a boisterous crowd of men in front of Mary Carson's dress shop, making fun of some of her dresses. Starr doesn't like this and points his sawed-off shotgun at the Clay brothers(who obviously are stand ins for the historic Clanton brothers). and demands that they pay for the dresses, and put them on, to the amusement of all.(Why was Roy carrying a sawed-off shotgun, as I've never before seen him use one? Was he trying to impersonate Cassidy?). In any case, Mayor Keeler and Slade are drawn out of the mayor's office to find out what is going on. Seeing Starr with the shotgun, and impressed with his treatment of the Clays, they assume he is Cassidy, and immediately pin the sheriff's badge on him. Starr doesn't complain.........Soon, Gabby's daughter, Queenie(Sally Payne), arrives on the stage, looking for her father. Slade immediately likes her looks and persona, and offers her a job as an entertainer, which she accepts. Here and there, she sings a couple of rousing songs. Sally usually sang a rousing number or two in her Roy Rogers films. .........I don't think boneheads Slade and Keeler ever figured out that Martinez and Anderson were the same person! Starr put a couple of clues together and guessed correctly.........Meanwhile, the real Shotgun Cassidy arrives and is none too happy that Starr has stolen his identity. He announces that from now on, he is sheriff. Starr is soon awarded the consolation prize of being appointed a deputy marshal. ........Starr arranges a meeting of all the regional mine owners, and begs them to loan Grannie a collective $100,000. she needs to pay her back taxes. Apparently, Starr succeeded. .........Eventually, there's a gun battle between the bad guys and the guards of the silver-loaded stages. Martinez and Cassidy escape, and go to town to set up an ambush for Starr and Gabby. But, Starr smells the ambush and sneaks around town. He sneaks in the room where Martinez and henchman Crawley are, and ties them up. But, they leave and Cassidy arrives and unties the two. Starr and Gabby go to the saloon, hoping to arrest Slade and Keller, in the adjoining office. Cassidy and Crawley stick their noses in the door and are about to shoot Starr, when Gabby sees them and warns Starr, whose shots are first and on target. The surviving crooks are led off to jail, while Starr and Mary flirt.......An enjoyable addition to the Roy Rogers films collection......See it at YouTube.
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