Good Three Mesquiteers outing, even without the usual gun play and fights. Instead, a movie with a more modern plot base - stopping the spread of hoof and mouth disease by an unscrupulous rancher. I have to commend the particularly good photography by Ernest Miller and eding by Tony Martinelli. Here the Mesquiteers are played by Ray Corrigan, ventriloquist Max Terhune, who gives us a few animal impersonations and newcomer Ralph Byrd, as Corrigan's somewhat hotheaded younger brother. Also, a good outing by Buck the Wonder Dog, a very well trained and responsive St. Bernard. Cornelius O'Keefe was good at being nasty, and shows off that nastiness here. Sandra Corday is the obligatory attractive woman in this film - IMDb says she made this film and has no other info on her; a search under her name tuned up nothing. The acting, for the most part, is good and there is just enough action to keep one's interest. As much melodrama as western - interesting. IMDb says this is a 55 minutes film - we only get 52:51 here - missing footage doesn't seem to be crucial.

Decent story best viewed on a very small screen due to low resolution. Max Terhune does some funny ventriloquist bits and animal imitations but,sadly, Elmer doesn’t appear.

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Production on Trigger Trio started out just as another B western to meet Republic's schedule. However, a quick change of cast members was needed when Bob Livingston suffered a head injury while swimming at a lake near location. Ralph Byrd was chosen as Stony Brooke's cousin. Byrd had already proved himself as a popular hero, thrilling youngsters in cliffhanger endings as Dick Tracy. It was the first time a new cast member was added to the 3-M series, but certainly not the last. From 1936-43, various Western veterans (Tom Tyler, Bob Steele, Raymond Hatton, Duncan Renaldo) and a few newcomers (pre-Mouseketeer Jimmy Dodd) would join the popular western trio.