7/10
CROSS-GENRE HYBRID...ROY ROGERS & TRIGGER ARE UNDERCOVER COLD-WAR SPYS
1 September 2021
Roy Rogers and Trigger (The Smartest Horse in the Movies), as He is Billed, take on Uranium Smugglers in this Bizarre, Bonkers Hybrid.

Not Shy About Crossing the Boundaries of the Spy and Western Genres, it Bends Them Both to Fit in a Roy Rogers Movie.

There are High-Power Electric Line Arrays, a Uranium Mine, Station Wagons, Airplanes and Plenty of Horses.

The Cowboys, Especially Roy, are Dressed to the 9's in Their "Rhinestone Cowboy" Duds with Gun-Belts.

These B-Type Westerns were Republic Studios "Bread and Butter" along with Serials and this 1hr Movie is Horizon to Horizon Filled with the Fun Stuff that the Fans Love.

Fist-Fights Galore, Gun Battles, High-Speed Chases on Horseback and other Outdoor Action.

Roy's Western, Along with Dale Evans and Pat Brady seem Absolutely Comfortable Embracing the Cold-War Plot with RR Going Undercover.

A Few Tunes are Inserted Here and There but Not to Distraction.

The Movie was Filmed in Tru-Color, Republic's Custom 2-Color Process that Always Gave a Surreal Feel.

This Odd, Off-Kilter Western in Surely That...Surreal.

Worth a Watch.
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