Review of Tall in the Saddle

. . . which I watched first a few nights ago as part of a double feature. In THE WESTERNER, Gary Cooper guns down Texas hero Hanging Judge Roy Bean in order to subdivide cattle ranches into farm land. By contrast, TALL IN THE SADDLE has John Wayne putting a stop to another Judge, Robert Garvey, who is aiding a snake named Harolday in a plot to steal several cattle ranches with an eye toward subdividing them into farmland. As the musical OKLAHOMA! so aptly puts it, "the farmers and the cowboys can't be friends!" One or the other must die, and it should be "Poor Jud" every time! But the subversive half of Hollywood casts pinkos such as Cooper to lynch the true Americans until a real man like Wayne comes along to set things right. Way to go, Duke. Moral: only watch THE WESTERNER if you've swallowed something poisonous, and need to barf. If, on the other hand, you're feeling nauseous over something in tomorrow's news, TALL IN THE SADDLE will help you keep your supper down!