Reviewer:
Poohbah70
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November 10, 2019
Subject:
Ritter & O'Brien vs. The Gangsters - Guess Who Wins
A good action western starring Tex Ritter, Dave O'Brien and their sometime humorous sidekick Guy Wilkerson. The movie made while WW2 was raging has a patriotic underpinning as expressed in a good speech by Ritter against groups that use force to make people act against their desires and how the positive forces of those who believe in and fight for the principles that the U.S. was founded on - life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness - will always prevail. And, he also makes good comments on women's rights to to join the fight and the widening inclusion of women in the armed forces. Here the extensive gang is lead and manned by perennial villain I. Stanford Jolley, aided by Marshall Reed, Charles King, Clarke Stevens and many more uncredited actors. The strong women of the West are represented by Patti McCarty and Betty Miles. There is plenty of action - gun fights, fist fights, riding to the rescue, plus a big movie ending gun battle with a little twist - to keep your interest. Oh, and three or four unnecessary, but well sung songs from Ritter.