The rustling of wild horses being tamed for use in the fight for freedom is the subject of this way above average modern western. Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers get a bunch of upbeat numbers as Rogers tries to find who is stealing the horses trained by William "Buzz" Henry and romances Henry's pretty sister, Linda Hates. Don't make the same mistake I did. Upon hearing the name of Henry's character (Bobby Blake), I assumed that the future Baretta was playing the part, being under contract at the same time to MGM. One of the key songs is "In a Little Spanish Town" which was sung comically in different films by Buster Keaton and Virginia O'Brien. George "Gabby" Hayes gets lots of laughs, especially when he pulls off a car steering wheel to presumably let it drive itself. Everything works just fine here, one of the better B westerns I've seen, and that's been quite a few of them.
Review of Ridin' Down the Canyon
