There's no John Boy or Erin, but there are the parents and their daughter (Jane Bryan) and young son (Tommy Bupp). The family is under the thumb of a ruthless mob determined to control the wagon westward. Then along comes singing cowboy/lawyer Dick Foran, an instant threat to this gaggle of gangsters living on public fear, and you know that their days are numbered.
This fast-moving western is less about the west and more about creating a civilization in an unsettled land. The building of a community is documented, even though the head of the mob (Edmund Cobb) is determined to run this himself, not as a democracy, but simply ruthlessly to protect his own interests and control everybody else. Warner Brothers technical team made this extremely enjoyable from the start, tossing in a few gags and even a roll across the range documenting land grabbing where the finders are keepers, the losers are weepers, and a bit of chicanery doesn't hurt in trying to achieve the American dream.
This fast-moving western is less about the west and more about creating a civilization in an unsettled land. The building of a community is documented, even though the head of the mob (Edmund Cobb) is determined to run this himself, not as a democracy, but simply ruthlessly to protect his own interests and control everybody else. Warner Brothers technical team made this extremely enjoyable from the start, tossing in a few gags and even a roll across the range documenting land grabbing where the finders are keepers, the losers are weepers, and a bit of chicanery doesn't hurt in trying to achieve the American dream.