Reviewer:
Poohbah70
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October 17, 2019
Subject:
Tim McCoy as a Mexican Once Again
As in "Code of the Cactus" McCoy has a double roll as "Lightnin" Bill Carson and here, using the same makeup, clothes and hokey accent, as a Mexican named El Puma. The plot involves hidden ancient Indian gold and McCoy is believed to have killed the man leading the search expedition. Unbelievably, McCoy has spent six years in disguise waiting for an opportunity to clear his name. And this is it. Good old Ben Corbett is there as his friend and former sidekick "Magpie"; Ted Adams is once again the bad guy; David O'Brien is the handsome guy on the dig who frets over, his girl's, Joyce Bryant's interest in El Puma. It has all the right elements and all the right actors, but manages to fall flat - comes off as more of he same, with nothing special to distinguish it.
Reviewer:
bobsluckycat
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September 10, 2005
Subject:
A Minor McCoy
Once again Tim McCoy is cast as Lightning Bill Carson, and again as a Mexican bandit. I stated in an earlier review that the Mexican bandit idea was ludicrous at best, since he never convincingly pulls it off. (Maybe he's not supposed too.) This film was shot completely outdoors. The in-the-tent scenes as brief as they are, have the sounds of the camera filming and its disconcerting. The film was pretty much thrown together.There are other technical flaws which I won't point out. It's a very mundane plot with just enough action for western fans and other kids big and small to appreciate. I'm a McCoy fan, but he's laughable here. Budd Buster as a desert rat has the best role and he chews up the scenery as only he could. Very good print and soundtrack, while muddy in spots, is O.
K.too.