The Murdock boys Joe (Hooper Atchley) and Ben (Edward Hearn) need $20,000 in their bank. So they hatch a scheme to ship money on the train and rob it to get back the money plus the insurance. This is where Hoot Gibson comes in like gangbusters at a rodeo with his two wild sidekicks Skeeter (Skeeter Bill Robbins) and Horstail Wright (Milton Brown). They manage to run the first railroad agent out of town but Marion Meade (Sally Blane) is not going down without a fight. As Skeeter quips, "That newest one has me buffaloed." As other reviewers have noted, Hoot has that "Everyman's Hero" charm and it's not lost on the lovely Blane. Being a sister of Loretta Young charm obviously runs in the family. Silent era leading man Edward Peil Sr. Does a great job as Sheriff Hickory and plays off the antics of Hoot and the Murdock boys wonderfully. Local Bad Man has many great scenes, good acting, humor and amazing stunts by Hoot himself.
Review of The Local Bad Man
