Poor acting by the star is not quite made up for by good acting from the leading lady -- about whom there is a LOT of confusion in the IMDb listings.
Bill Cody seemed to be rather clumsy, was not a good horseman, and not a very good fighter -- though he sure wasn't alone in that.
All the fight scenes were obviously not choreographed by Yakima Canutt, and not well directed or edited. Or performed.
In too many scenes, when the hero grabs a bad guy by the arm, the villain's other arm is not doing anything.
In fact, in addition to the acting, the editing was pretty bad throughout, but maybe the editor was just limited by the directing and acting.
However, the story and even the script were pretty good, and some of the actors were actually rather likable, but the leading lady and the son of the nominal star stole the acting honors and the attention of any viewers.
Bill Cody Jr. Showed the most potential, but his career was short, for reasons I don't know, and his death was a very sad situation.
"Outlaws of the Range" is more interesting than entertaining, but the lousy print I saw at Hoopladigital made it even worse. It's worth watching just for the Hollywood and Westerns history, but, oh, how I wish someone could have worked a little harder and made it a better film.
Bill Cody seemed to be rather clumsy, was not a good horseman, and not a very good fighter -- though he sure wasn't alone in that.
All the fight scenes were obviously not choreographed by Yakima Canutt, and not well directed or edited. Or performed.
In too many scenes, when the hero grabs a bad guy by the arm, the villain's other arm is not doing anything.
In fact, in addition to the acting, the editing was pretty bad throughout, but maybe the editor was just limited by the directing and acting.
However, the story and even the script were pretty good, and some of the actors were actually rather likable, but the leading lady and the son of the nominal star stole the acting honors and the attention of any viewers.
Bill Cody Jr. Showed the most potential, but his career was short, for reasons I don't know, and his death was a very sad situation.
"Outlaws of the Range" is more interesting than entertaining, but the lousy print I saw at Hoopladigital made it even worse. It's worth watching just for the Hollywood and Westerns history, but, oh, how I wish someone could have worked a little harder and made it a better film.