This is another of the solid B westerns that George O'Brien starred in for RKO in the 1930s. A good cast, including Laraine Day, so young she can't read her lines convincingly, and Stanley Fields doing his Wallace Beery imitation, help to fill out this story about mining in the old west.
The real standout in this picture, though, is Harry Wild's photography. The cinematography is fluid and graceful in its compositions, unusually so for a B western -- the interiors are darker than usual, which makes for better contrast. And as the outdoor sequences are shot against the backdrop of Red Rock Canyon State Park, you have some awfully pretty country to look at.
The real standout in this picture, though, is Harry Wild's photography. The cinematography is fluid and graceful in its compositions, unusually so for a B western -- the interiors are darker than usual, which makes for better contrast. And as the outdoor sequences are shot against the backdrop of Red Rock Canyon State Park, you have some awfully pretty country to look at.