Dead or Alive (1944)

Regisseur:

Elmer Clifton

Drehbuchautor:

Harry L. Fraser (writer)

Premierendatum:

9. November 1944 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Plot:

The Rangers are after Yackey and his gang. Posing as an outlaw, Dave arrives as Panhandle's prisoner and works his way into the gang...

Plot Keywords:

Texas Rangers Series | Saloon Brawl

Nutzerkommentare:

Tex is the Idaho Kid !

Besetzung

Tex Ritter	...	Tex Haines aka Idaho Kid
Dave O'Brien	...	Dave Wyatt
Guy Wilkerson	...	Panhandle Perkins
Marjorie Clements	...	Arlene Arthur
Rebel Randall	...	Belle Loper (bartender, Half Way House)
Ray Bennett	...	Clint Yackey (Half Way House Saloon)
Charles King	...	Red Avery (Yackey henchman)
Bud Osborne	...	Committee member
Henry Hall	...	Judge Henry Wright
Ted Mapes	...	Luke Brown (Yackey henchman)

Länge:

56 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Schwarzweiss

Seitenverhältnis:

1.37 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono

Altersfreigabe:

USA:Approved (PCA #10409)

Drehorte:

Corriganville, Ray Corrigan Ranch, Simi Valley, California, USA

Firma:

Alexander-Stern Productions

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Folgt Boss of Rawhide (1943)

Soundtrack:

I'm Gonna Leave You Like I Found You

Tex is the Idaho Kid !

This 1944 sagebrush tale from singin' cowboy Tex Ritter offers a standard storyline, coupled with a few of Ritter's signature western ditties. Dave O'Brien goes undercover to work himself into a local gang, but eventually both he and Tex end up in hot water !

Tex Ritter's films were always predictable in my opinion, but were adequate as films of the singing cowboy genre. This one was a pleasant diversion, offering his fans the matinée thrills and western tunes which they had come to expect.

Dave O'Brien was especially good in this film. He was a good performer, who never quite reached the stardom he deserved. This film is worth a look, especially to catch his fine performance. Enjoy !