An American western musical directed by Sam Newfield, starring Tex Fletcher.
A cowboy turned football player returns to his hometown to find that his lawman father is missing and a gang of outlaws now run the town.
This is very representative of the old western genre. It had a charismatic lead male singing cowboy, ridiculous comic refief sidekick, outlaws, editing mistakes, audio and video artifacts, loud dead-air hiss and spotty camera exposure. If you pay careful attention, you'll notice that Fletcher plays guitar left-handed (even though he mimes this activity in the film).
Wikipedia has a little info that I really like about Fletcher:
"He drove from town to town with his own 16mm print of "Six Gun Rhythm,"
custom made Martin D-42 guitar and his cowboy outfits in the back seat.
He would perform a few songs, show the picture, sign autographs and then
move on to the next town. This action is what many believe to be the
reason the B-Western has enjoyed such a long shelf life and has been
held in such high esteem among collectors, as it would have otherwise
been virtually unknown."
For being such a prime example of the genre, I rate it adequate and the Wikipedia quote made me decide to keep it. If you've been watching or reading about these '30s and '40s westerns, this would definitely be one to watch.
An American western directed by Sam Newfield, starring Buster Crabbe.
A good cowboy has a bearded friend who runs a shop. There is an outlaw who breaks matches and a romantic interest as well.
This was standard and badly presented. The plot and characters were not clear, except for the leading man and his friend. The style looked more like 1925 than 1945 to me and the pacing didn't really matter. I didn't like it, but it wasn't annoying. I'll rate it poor.
An American western directed by Sam Newfield.
A cowboy is framed for a bank robbery by a politician and his gang of outlaws.
This was a really old style film. The total lack of music was definitely a negative element, with much of the audio being horse hoof sound effects. The plot was not clearly communicated and the characters were difficult to identify and keep track of. There was one shot that I liked, a closeup of the cowboy putting a bandana in his pocket. It was the only point in which something was being clearly communicated. Pacing was quick with the 54 minute duration, but it failed to hold my attention for even that short amount of time. I have to rate this bad because it was not worth watching.
An American western directed by Sam Newfield, starring Tim McCoy.
A very polite outlaw holds people up along a roadway and makes them drop their guns before robbing them. He then pretends to be people whom he is not when the destruction of a mine with dynamite is being planned.
There was almost nothing to review here. It was very standard and regular, but the plot was a little too vague or murky. What stood out most to me was the haunting visage of Tim McCoy. He has a very long face. During the dynamite to mine plan, Tim mimics the exact words and speech style of the nerdy explosives expert, which I found funny. There were a few editing mistakes and audio/video artifacts, but it wasn't poorly made. Overall, not good, but not painful. I rate it tolerable.
An American western directed by Sam Newfield, starring Buster Crabbe and Anne Jeffreys.
A trio of noble and honest cowboys are mistaken for a trio of look-alike outlaws. After saving the sheriff from a bullet wound, they endeavor to clear their names.
This was pretty standard, but a fine way to spend 54 minutes. Despite the series-indicative title, it has nothing to do with Roy Rogers' Returns film, except the similar premise. The production wasn't stellar and I noticed some lack of wind-screen on the audio. The video had some artifacts as well. The plot kept my interest and the characters were few and easily identifiable. Relatively quick pacing paired with that good old western setting definitely helped. I rate it o.k. because it's just a regular western flick.
An American science fiction horror directed by Sam Newfield, starring J. Carrol Naish.
A scientist poisons a pianist and says he will supply the antidote if he can marry the pianist's daughter.
The simple plot and shallow characters did not make a good story. The audio was pretty bad, with dead air hiss, crackle and pops. I didn't see any editing errors, but had a hard time paying attention because of lack of interest. The "monster" that is made was unimpressive. Overall, it was a waste of an hour. I rate it bad.
An American horror directed by Sam Newfield, starring Dwight Frye, George Zucco and Mary Carlisle.
A man dies and becomes a vampire. He feeds on a young woman who is being cared for by her boyfriend and a doctor.
This was a stupid, cheap and inferior Dracula knock-off. The stale plot, forgettable characters and bad video complete the package. The only good thing was the intro. It featured a man's face superimposed on a fire as he spoke some menacing lines about the undead. The title got a Dead End song, Dead Man's Rock stuck in my head although a more appropriate tune would have been Alice Cooper's Ballad of Dwight Frye. I rate this bad. DO NOT WATCH!
An American science fiction horror film directed by Sam Newfield.
A mad scientist injects his gardener with wolf blood and turns him into a werewolf. The gardener then goes out and kills people at night as the werewolf, but has no memory of it when he turns back into a human during the day. The scientist tries to prove his success to his old colleagues who have excommunicated him for being a mad scientist.
The production was absolutely prehistoric. Bad audio was crunching at scene changes with tons of whooshing and hissing dead air. Bad video was overexposed and bleached looking on light surfaces, but underexposed and totally black on darks. The plot was simple and should not have taken so long to communicate. The slow pacing made an hour and fifteen minutes seem like eternity. I rate this shit for such bad presentation, even though I watched the whole thing.
An American adventure film directed by Sam Newfield.
Alerted by the diary of a deceased explorer, a group enter a jungle in Africa to search for a white gorilla.
The audio was absolutely horrible, being muffled and mid-range heavy. The video was a little on the blurry and grainy side. The plot and characters barely kept my attention and although the story was easy to follow, I would say that the presentation was bad. I've seen jungle crawl films (kind of like "dungeon crawl" games) before and they all tend to be very similar, making them uninteresting. The gorilla costumes were actually not too bad. Even though I could easily tell that there was a human inside, they looked like gorillas. I rate this poor because it's just more rough in the way of my diamond search.
An American drama action film directed by Sam Newfield.
The plot was so bad that Wikipedia doesn't even have a plot section for this film. The people who made it taped some stuff, edited it together and called it a movie. Total trash. It leaves a burnt popcorn taste in your mouth no matter how long it's been since I've seen a theater. This is just a bunch of old junk that got recorded. oops! I'll save it from the shit bin and give it a weird pink rating because it is null and void.
