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If you like Roy Rogers and Gabby Hayes, you will probably like this movie.I'm not a fan.I admit it's rather watchable, but these low budget westerns don't do anything for me.The available prints are horrible too, making it painful to watch.The plotDeadwood is controlled by Ripper's gang that has rendered the Sheriff and the Judge powerless. When Gabby's medicine show featuring Roy arrives they are quickly run out. They join the Laramie Gap gang that is fighting Ripper and when Gabby's inheritance money is stolen they rob the stage to get it back. Getting the money and the names assigned to it, Roy hopes this evidence will enable the Judge to bring law and order to Deadwood.
mark.waltz
In the second film playing Brett Starr, a singing cowboy fighting for justice (well, what else did he always play?), Roy Rogers takes on the law of Deadwood which seems to be able to do nothing to stop a ruthless gang from running everything. Even the federal judge is unable to put any of this gang behind bars, but when Brett shows up, the knife- throwing villain whom Brett catches does end up behind bars, even if only briefly, and that makes Brett intent on taking this gang down and the lawmakers who aide them. It's the typical repetitive scene of shoot- outs, chases and good vs. evil, with George "Gabby" Hayes getting a $36,000 bequest and stupidly taking it all out of the bank with predictable results. That shows the mentality of this quickly produced follow-up to "Sheriff of Tombstone". With town names like "Deadwood" and "Tombstone", is there any wonder why Roy always found criminal activity going on while visiting? "B" westerns are basically fun, if mostly alike, and fortunately extremely short. The lack of comedy from Gabby here is also quite noticeable, although he is acting quite a lot more fatherly to diminutive Sally Payne who is pretty heroic here too in her own right. Carol Adams provides menial services as the romantic interest here and shows a bit of feistiness in her minimal role.
FightingWesterner
Roy Rogers, a sharp-shooter in Gabby Hayes' medicine show, helps the refugee townsfolk of Deadwood battle a crooked bigwig and his outlaw gang, who've forced them out of town and stolen their businesses.Meanwhile, Gabby collects a sizable inheritance that gets stolen by the bad man of Deadwood.Though not as good as some of Roy's later features, this is fast paced enough, has some good gun-play by Rogers, and features a snappy opening scene featuring Gabby's medicine show that all help make this decently entertaining. However, it does run out of steam a bit near the end.Once again, George "Gabby" Hayes is quite a scene stealer.
Wrangler
Better than usual Roy Rogers film, from the refreshingly different pre-Dale days, when Roy's films had plots with a few musical numbers added, instead of being musical reviews with a few plot elements added. You won't feel insulted watching this. And, if you are a B-western fan, you'll enjoy the familiar faces in the fine supporting cast.
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