Ken, sent to investigate cattle rustlers, poses as a peddler during the day but the Masked Rider at night.Ken, sent to investigate cattle rustlers, poses as a peddler during the day but the Masked Rider at night.Ken, sent to investigate cattle rustlers, poses as a peddler during the day but the Masked Rider at night.
James A. Marcus
- Cal Pierson
- (as Jim Marcus)
Edward Hearn
- Chet
- (uncredited)
Jack King
- Henchman Joe
- (uncredited)
Cactus Mack
- Henchman Fred
- (uncredited)
Clyde McClary
- Underwear-Buyer
- (uncredited)
Bud McClure
- Henchman
- (uncredited)
Glenn Strange
- Henchman
- (uncredited)
Al Taylor
- Chet's Cowhand
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaOne of over a hundred Columbia features, mostly Westerns, sold to Hygo Television Films in the 1950s, who marketed them under the name of Gail Pictures; opening credits were redesigned, with some titles misspelled, the credit order of the players rearranged, some names misspelled, and new end titles attached, thus eliminating any evidence of their Columbia roots. Apparently, the original material was not retained in most of the cases, and the films have survived, even in the Sony library, only with these haphazardly created replacement opening and end credits.
- ConnectionsRemade as Riders of the Frontier (1939)
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Were we watching the same movie?
I'm afraid my co-reviewer seems to have got himself into a bit of a muddle! As opposed to spending "so little time on the screen", doughty Ken Maynard appears throughout, either as himself or in his pedlar disguise - James A. Marcus plays a different character altogether! - as he tries to find out who is stirring up a range war between the local ranchers.
This is an above average Maynard entry: his performance as the apparently gormless pedlar is particularly good and serves as a reminder that he had a flair for comedy that was not always utilised.
There is a fair degree of action, a few scenes to justify Tarzan's billing as a "wonder horse" - he adroitly ties a villain to a tree! - and Ken gets to warble briefly, reminding us all that, pre-Gene Autry, he was sometimes classified as a "singing cowboy".
Geneva Mitchell is a bit stiff as Alice, Ken's love interest, but Ward Bond as the chief heavy is well above average for this kind of fare, his authoritative performance showing clear signs of greater days to come.
This is an above average Maynard entry: his performance as the apparently gormless pedlar is particularly good and serves as a reminder that he had a flair for comedy that was not always utilised.
There is a fair degree of action, a few scenes to justify Tarzan's billing as a "wonder horse" - he adroitly ties a villain to a tree! - and Ken gets to warble briefly, reminding us all that, pre-Gene Autry, he was sometimes classified as a "singing cowboy".
Geneva Mitchell is a bit stiff as Alice, Ken's love interest, but Ward Bond as the chief heavy is well above average for this kind of fare, his authoritative performance showing clear signs of greater days to come.
- alan-pratt
- Aug 23, 2015
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- Runtime58 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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