An American western musical comedy directed by Albert Herman, starring Tex Ritter.
A gang of outlaws are systematically shutting down a stagecoach line for their own evil schemes. A singing cowboy and his comedic relief sidekick arrive to defeat the outlaws.
This was stereotypical and poorly made. The plot was not clearly communicated and the only identifiable character was the sidekick. The audio was standard for the time (poor) and the video was worse. Again, the musical performances were mimed and lip-synched. I could almost hear the director saying "smile real big and wave the violin around so they can't tell that you're not playing it" as the actor sawed away with his fretting hand fisted on the strings. I'm rating this bad because it was poorly made and I didn't like it. Probably best left unwatched because it can't be unmade.
In ancient Egyptian mythology, a dead person's soul would be weighed against the feather of truth in a ritual called a psychostasy. If their soul was lighter than the feather, it would ascend into the afterlife. Heavy souls were devoured by Maat, eater of the dead. Good films go to hard drive heaven while the recycle bin eats the rest.
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Rollin' Plains (1938)
An American western directed by Albert Herman, starring Tex Ritter.
A ranger and his sidekicks settle a feud between sheep men and cattle men.
The plot was not clearly presented. It just seemed thrown together. The characters were alright. The sidekicks provided comic relief, but I was disappointed that the musicians in the film were lip synching and miming guitar playing. The video had lots of scribbly artifacts and the audio had lots of hiss and pops. I have to rate this poor because it was poorly made.
A ranger and his sidekicks settle a feud between sheep men and cattle men.
The plot was not clearly presented. It just seemed thrown together. The characters were alright. The sidekicks provided comic relief, but I was disappointed that the musicians in the film were lip synching and miming guitar playing. The video had lots of scribbly artifacts and the audio had lots of hiss and pops. I have to rate this poor because it was poorly made.
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