
Following the Civil War, the state of Texas, needing money, sells land to a syndicate of northerners headed by Judd Hastings (Ray Teal). When Hastings demands the land, and the squatters refuses to vacate, the governor sends Mike McGann (Dennis Morgan) to settle the issues. Eventually, McGann gets the ranchers to move on to other areas with their cattle, which Hastings also covets. McGann also falls in love with Hastings' daughter, Marian (Amanda Blake).... (Full plot summary below)
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Following the Civil War, the state of Texas, needing money, sells land to a syndicate of northerners headed by Judd Hastings (Ray Teal). When Hastings demands the land, and the squatters refuses to vacate, the governor sends Mike McGann (Dennis Morgan) to settle the issues. Eventually, McGann gets the ranchers to move on to other areas with their cattle, which Hastings also covets. McGann also falls in love with Hastings' daughter, Marian (Amanda Blake).
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzA curious black-and-white musical Western by the same team of director Noel Smith and producer Bryan Foy that worked on Dick Foran's musical Westerns. |
| User ReviewDave JThursday, April 14, 2011 (1952) Cattle Town WESTERN All it is, is just an excuse for singer/ actor Dennis Morgon playing as Western gov't assistant Mike McGann to sing some unmemorable old Western tunes (not country) to aid cattle from being stolen from wealthy businessman from another town or district. There's a good saloon brawl somewhere in the middle of the picture, topping it off with a 'sped-up' or 'fastforward' fight with the main star duking it out with two people, a known technique done used to be done on old black and white Western tv shows- and doesn't work on adults but may be convincing to see with kids. Anyways, as far as the singing goes, it's like listening to old choir songs, like some old Roy Roger films or John Wayne's 45 minute short Western films who is by the way not even using his own voice, except to say that all the tunes are simple and uninspiring, like some other old musicals when their is no punch and the viewer is just staring at the screen completely stoned- it's really that bad! 2 out of 4 |