With probably one third of the number of movies released per year in the 1930's and 1940's being B westerns, many of these films do not hold up like they used to, especially those from studios like Monogram, Republic, Tiffany and PRC. Universal had some decent ones, while Columbia had their share of decent series. Of the A list studios, RKO Radio had a high amount of high quality westerns that seen today are a major improvement over most of the others, especially those that starred either Tim Holt or George O'Brien.
It's amazing in different quality with the various standing sets that really makes a difference. Bank robbing bandits have murdered Hugh Humphrey, Tim Holt's rancher boss, and it turns out to be the rustler partner (Robert Fiske), the so-called "doc" whose gang has been causing lots of terror for the locales, including feisty saloon owner (Ruth Clifford) and her star attraction (Betty Jane Rhodes) who wants to quit because of the bandits. The scene stealing "Whopper" (Emmett Lynn) get slapped every time he tries to tell a tall tale, particularly because it's always at the worst time. This one is above average because it keeps the attention and has a glossier look than most hour long westerns that dominated the Saturday matinee.
It's amazing in different quality with the various standing sets that really makes a difference. Bank robbing bandits have murdered Hugh Humphrey, Tim Holt's rancher boss, and it turns out to be the rustler partner (Robert Fiske), the so-called "doc" whose gang has been causing lots of terror for the locales, including feisty saloon owner (Ruth Clifford) and her star attraction (Betty Jane Rhodes) who wants to quit because of the bandits. The scene stealing "Whopper" (Emmett Lynn) get slapped every time he tries to tell a tall tale, particularly because it's always at the worst time. This one is above average because it keeps the attention and has a glossier look than most hour long westerns that dominated the Saturday matinee.