Having been to "Corriganville", where this shindig was filmed, I recognized some of the filming spots... it's a county park now. Was owned by actor Ray Corrigan, then by Bob Hope (what land in LA or Palm Springs WASN'T owned by Bob Hope at some point?) Your typical oatburner... a dead body is found out in the desert, but when they bring the body back in town, they must figure out who-dunnit. Tim Holt is the good guy, and he's up against the bad bad crew in town. Leroy Mason is the "bad guy", but Clay (Holt) wants to gather as much info as he can before any confrontation. Of course, Cliff Edwards is in here as the sidekick ... he was in so many black & white films as the singer, the comedian, the sidekick, AND probably best known as the voice of Disney's Jiminy Cricket for YEARS. Kind of a slow, droll plot here, but lots of horses, cowboy hats, The dead guy's sister comes to town for a visit, and of course, things get complicated when they don't tell her the brother is dead. Clay gets caught up in the plot, and must prove his own innocence. Directed by Lesley Selander, who had directed TWENTY westerns with Tim Holt, so they certainly had a good working relationship. Story by the prolific Bennet Cohen. he had TONS of stories made into both short and full length films, silents and talkies. It's OK. It's exactly what one expects from an old timey western. kind of interesting that this was made before the good guys in white clothes, bad guys in black clothes theme.
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