The premise to "Treason" is ridiculous. The story is set in the days following the end of the US Civil War. A group of rebels refuse to surrender and instead declare the 'Republic of South Kansas' and they continue raiding and robbing and destroying. While this actually did happen a few places (for example, Texas didn't surrender until three months after the war was over everywhere else), the film becomes ridiculous because the leader of these outlaws is a cute lady, Joan Randall (Shirley Grey)...a well-coiffed woman who looks more at place in a 1930s drama or romance than a B-western! Agent Jeff Connors (Buck Jones) is sent to apprehend Randall and put a stop to their nonsense....and find the list of folks who are backing this darling lady in her quest to restore the Confederacy.
The biggest problem is the whole lady in charge angle. Had the woman been tough, strong and mean, it might have worked. But having a lady who looks like a debutante made the story very hard to swallow. Apart from this, it's actually a decent film...not great but a decent time=passer.
The biggest problem is the whole lady in charge angle. Had the woman been tough, strong and mean, it might have worked. But having a lady who looks like a debutante made the story very hard to swallow. Apart from this, it's actually a decent film...not great but a decent time=passer.