dougdoepke Action filled oater that really should have been titled Rolling Barrels. Seems a smuggling crew is using the barrels to sneak crooks across the border. On one trip they injure border guard Tom who loses his memory. His ex-border chief dad is broken hearted, and wants revenge. Roy gets involved when his cattle herd is part of the same border crossing. Good thing he gets help from the District Judge. And guess who that is—yup, it's Andy Devine. All in all, it's gonna be a real battle. Lots of hard riding and flying fists, but not much fast shooting. Speaking of flying fists, what about those two old guys—now there's a switch. Good thing Roy gets important help from the speedy Trigger who comes to his rescue. And catch cutie Gail Davis before she went over full time to cowboy Gene Autry. In ways, there're some rather brutal scenes, more so than usual. Not much scenic background, mainly b&w from greater LA and a near-by mountain dam. All in all, it's an interesting Rogers entry. But from now on, I'm staying away from oil barrels.

beresd-21725 In one scene the bad guys are rolling barrels off a truck to stop Roy Rogers and Trigger. Trained jumpers were 'doubling' Trigger, but found the barrels too frightening and shied off. Trigger was finally allowed to try, ridden by Roy's stunt double Joe Yrigoyen. Joe ordered Trigger to jump too soon for a stationary object. Trigger trusted Joe and jumped when Joe commanded. He cleared the barrel, but a bit awkwardly. Trigger did better on the 2nd barrel. By now he thought it was fun, and for the rest of the scene you can see Trigger moving from side to side so he can jump as many barrels as possible! We read the book and got the movie just so we could watch Trigger jumping the barrels in this scene.

classicsoncall Well I have to admit, after a few hundred 'B' Westerns and almost fifty alone starring Roy Rogers, here's a story concept I've never seen before and it makes for an entertaining picture. Apparently a band of outlaws led by Willis Newcomb (Robert Strange) is using a smuggling racket to bring fellow criminals back across the Mexican border into the States for a hefty fee. When Roy's border patrol buddy is put out of commission by the bad guys, he takes up the case to uncover the enterprise and bring the bad guys to justice.Plenty of surprises for Western fans here - the border officer who gets amnesia is none other than Clayton Moore, making an appearance just about a year before he debuted as TV's Lone Ranger. I've seen him in a couple of Gene Autry and Durango Kid films as a villain, but catching him here with Roy was a first. Not only that, but another Autry regular is on hand here too, with Gail Davis showing up without having to be an obligatory love interest for our hero. Rather refreshing I would say. Apparently Andy Devine was so well established by this time as a regular that he appears in the credits as Cookie Bullfincher, even though his last name was never mentioned, but if you're a Roy Rogers fan I guess you just take it for granted.There's a host of other B Western regulars appearing in the picture as well, all of whom showed up more than once in Roy's TV series in a couple of years. There's Roy Barcroft (henchman Bart Carroll), Holly Bane (henchman Rocco), Lane Bradford (as henchman Butch) and Tom London (rancher Anderson), and if you're any kind of Roy Rogers or Gene Autry fan you'll recognize them on sight.I have to say though, Roy's strategy for treating Tom Sharper's (Moore) amnesia was somewhat questionable. When singing with Foy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage failed to bring him back to his senses, Roy figured beating the snot out of him might be a worthwhile strategy. Fortunately it worked, but today he probably would have been arrested after having the clip show up on You Tube. Not to mention having to deal with all those barrel clichés that you could come up with as a result of the story. Come on now, I know you can come up with a couple yourself.

wes-connors Roy Rogers is back on border patrol, investigating the smuggling of criminals across the U.S.-Mexican border. Clayton Moore (as Tom Sharper) is a fellow border patrolman who discovers the wicked smugglers, and is left for dead; instead, he gets amnesia. Andy Devine (as "Cookie") is a helpful judge, and Gail Davis (as Susan) adds femininity. Foy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage add harmony.Production-line Rogers western story, with better than average performances. The supporting players are rather good, and there are a few exciting moments. The song dubbing is distractingly poor, and the story very weak -- you'll wonder about some story contrivances... Rogers and Moore (later "The Lone Ranger") have a jail-cell fistfight; incredibly, Rogers beats Moore up to cure his amnesia! *** The Far Frontier (1948) William Witney ~ Roy Rogers, Gail Davis, Andy Devine