I have to say, I thought the scene where young Chip Martin (Harper Carter) gets to see his father hanging from a tree was a bit gruesome for the era. I thought about all those young matinée fans back in the day and what their feelings might have been while watching. Not to mention Chip wielding a rifle later on in the picture in a shootout with the bad guys at the Blake ranch. That would have been a huge politically incorrect scene if filmed today, and I can just imagine the gun control lobby going wild.
I bet if there were a Snidely Whiplash look alike contest held today, I couldn't think of a better contender than the villain of this piece. I don't think I've ever seen Mauritz Hugo in a picture before, but he sure fits the bill as a despicable character here. Where the writers got the idea to have him adopt Chip Martin I'll never know, but I just couldn't imagine that scenario ever playing out. It would have been more believable to have Chito (Richard Martin) get married to Miss Blake (Joan Dixon) like she hinted at one point, but I guess then the team up between Chito and Tim Holt would have ended right there.
Although it's always cool to watch one of their team ups, this one played out a little awkwardly from start to finish. Besides the hanging mentioned earlier, I also had to question the logic of having the henchmen shooting it out at the Blake ranch with Terry (Joan Dixon) and Chip Martin. At that point in the story, the outlaws wouldn't have had to be so aggressive. By the time it came to bring outlaw Landry (Mauritz Hugo) to justice, it seemed more like the picture reaching it's one hour time limit than a climactic showdown. Then, in an odd closing scene, Holt rides off with Chip Martin, leaving you to wonder if Chito's going to finally make a move on the picture's heroine.
I bet if there were a Snidely Whiplash look alike contest held today, I couldn't think of a better contender than the villain of this piece. I don't think I've ever seen Mauritz Hugo in a picture before, but he sure fits the bill as a despicable character here. Where the writers got the idea to have him adopt Chip Martin I'll never know, but I just couldn't imagine that scenario ever playing out. It would have been more believable to have Chito (Richard Martin) get married to Miss Blake (Joan Dixon) like she hinted at one point, but I guess then the team up between Chito and Tim Holt would have ended right there.
Although it's always cool to watch one of their team ups, this one played out a little awkwardly from start to finish. Besides the hanging mentioned earlier, I also had to question the logic of having the henchmen shooting it out at the Blake ranch with Terry (Joan Dixon) and Chip Martin. At that point in the story, the outlaws wouldn't have had to be so aggressive. By the time it came to bring outlaw Landry (Mauritz Hugo) to justice, it seemed more like the picture reaching it's one hour time limit than a climactic showdown. Then, in an odd closing scene, Holt rides off with Chip Martin, leaving you to wonder if Chito's going to finally make a move on the picture's heroine.