Tuesday, September 14, 2010

The Law West of Tombstone (1938)

Directed by Glenn Tryon
My rating: 1.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)

Harry Carey is a western con man. Kicked out of New York for peddling fake gold mines, he goes to a small Arizona town where he pulls the wool over the eyes of the locals as a fast talking judge and mayor. His partner in crime is Tim Holt as the "Tonto Kid", a boyish outlaw who robs trains and has an itchy trigger finger. They clash with local beauty Jean Rouverol, a forgotten actress that appeared in a handful of films in the 30s. There is a memorable Russian roulette scene between Carey and Holt, though I had a hunch it was fixed by that rascal Carey.

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