Arizona Days (1937)

Directed by John English
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
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(DVD, VCI)

Early Tex Ritter oater is unusual in several respects. First, there is a vaudeville-style performance in the Tombstone Opera House, where Tex manages to trick a gang into paying for the show after they had stormed in without paying. Later, little Billy is shot dead, the young boy who Tex was teaching how to play guitar. This must have shocked the Saturday matinee audience in 1937. Lastly, Tex takes up the job as tax collector in Tombstone, forcing outlaws to pay up or else. The songs are lively and Tex seems to be having a good time in only his third film.