This is not one of Errol Flynn's great westerns -- such as "Dodge City" or "Santa Fe Trail". Nor is it a bad movie, as Westerns go. It pleasantly ambles along, and is as good or slightly better than the average Western. Certainly, Flynn's rough and tumble life was catching up with him here; although only about 40 at the time of filming, he was certainly looking middle-aged here, with a much fuller face than we saw just a very few years earlier. Nevertheless, he was still a handsome leading man.
I think there are two strikes against this film. One is its short running time -- only 77 minutes. Second, although done well, it's the old cattlemen versus sheep-men all over again. So there's nothing really very unique about this film, but as those sheep-vs-cattle movies go...this may be the best of the lot.
The screen romance between Flynn (the unknown sheep-man) and Alexis Smith (the cattle rancher) is really the heart of the picture, particularly since she is already loved by her cattle rancher partner.
You might enjoy, or be taken aback, by the duet sung by Flynn and Alexis Smith -- "Reckon I'm In Love". Personally, though perhaps a tad out of place, it was kinda cute.
This is one of those films where I liked the good guys because I liked there screen personas --Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith, S.Z. Sakall (for the humor), and Paul Burns (as a sort of Gabby Hayes-like character). On the other hand, I really didn't care for the actors who were the bad guys -- Douglas Kennedy and Slim Reeves; their personas were simply too clichéd.
Nevertheless, this film is worth watching, but probably won't end up on your DVD shelf.
I think there are two strikes against this film. One is its short running time -- only 77 minutes. Second, although done well, it's the old cattlemen versus sheep-men all over again. So there's nothing really very unique about this film, but as those sheep-vs-cattle movies go...this may be the best of the lot.
The screen romance between Flynn (the unknown sheep-man) and Alexis Smith (the cattle rancher) is really the heart of the picture, particularly since she is already loved by her cattle rancher partner.
You might enjoy, or be taken aback, by the duet sung by Flynn and Alexis Smith -- "Reckon I'm In Love". Personally, though perhaps a tad out of place, it was kinda cute.
This is one of those films where I liked the good guys because I liked there screen personas --Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith, S.Z. Sakall (for the humor), and Paul Burns (as a sort of Gabby Hayes-like character). On the other hand, I really didn't care for the actors who were the bad guys -- Douglas Kennedy and Slim Reeves; their personas were simply too clichéd.
Nevertheless, this film is worth watching, but probably won't end up on your DVD shelf.