Pinto Canyon (1940) Poster

(1940)

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3/10
Is everyone in this town a killer?
mark.waltz30 March 2024
Warning: Spoilers
I found this B Monogram western very cumbersome to watch as there are far too many characters and too many weird plot maneuvers, putting black and white on every single person who walks through the frame. Bob Steele is saddled with a murderer incognito (George Chesebro) as his deputy, and there ends up being another ruthless killer as well, played by Steve Clark.

There's the typical feisty young woman (Louise Stanley) who serves only the purpose of someone having to be in jeopardy. There were many B westerns like this where they rushed out scripts willie nilly without regards to quality, just the smidgeon of a plot, the typical number of shwithout and lots of scenes where all you here is a horse galloping. Truly cumbersome to get through.
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10/10
Sheriff Steele riding the Pinto Tex
hines-200012 July 2021
Tex the Horse does his part in the opening scene carrying Sheriff Bob Hall (Bob Steele) toward the rustlers. Tex is unscathed but Steele gets clotheslined and kayoed. Rancher Barnes (Mudock MacQuarrie) unwittingly sides with the rustlers led by Jim Farley (Ted Adams). Barnes also helps him bring in notorious killer Pete Childers (George Chesebro) as the sheriff's deputy. However, Steele also has great sidekick and comic Jimmy Aubrey as a deputy to level the playing field. Another subplot is with Hall's sweetheart Helen Jones' (Louise Stanley) bother Fred (Kenne Duncan) who he knows is tied into the cattle rustlers. Hardy Kellar (Steve Clark) makes the first misstep in gunning for Hall's deputy. Like a good lawman, you just know Steele is going to be hot on his trail. Steele isn't playing when Fred is harboring the killer, "I'll give you two minutes to find him." Look for some great fight scenes between Steele and fixture in westerns and poplar series Chesebro. Tex the Horse is uncredited but like Steele that pinto is relentless in bringing justice to Pinto Canyon.
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