Tom Tyler is always good in his vigorous portrayals of cowboy heroes, and he is here surrounded by a large cast of renowned players in westerns - in addition to individuals seldom found in product of this nature, such as George Walsh, who plays the lead heavy with a thick, sinister accent. Pretty Catherine Cotter, formerly a child performer on Los Angeles radio station KHJ's "Children's Hour," (where she was billed as "Sweetheart of Radioland" and fellow child performer David Durand was called "Little Boy Blue") is the leading lady - and quite good. Miss Cotter had played "Emmy" in a Los Angeles stage production of Lula Vollmer's "Sun-Up" before appearing in a handful of films, mostly westerns.
The script does not vary from standard western territory, with Tom going undercover to avenge the murder of his father by a despicable band of rustlers and thieves. Al St. John is excellent as his assistant. None of the production niceties found in more prestigious productions may be evidenced here, but this remains an enjoyable, lively entry in Tyler's series for Reliable Pictures.
The script does not vary from standard western territory, with Tom going undercover to avenge the murder of his father by a despicable band of rustlers and thieves. Al St. John is excellent as his assistant. None of the production niceties found in more prestigious productions may be evidenced here, but this remains an enjoyable, lively entry in Tyler's series for Reliable Pictures.
