Thursday, June 6, 2019

Trouble Busters (1933)

An unusual but enjoyable western starring Jack Hoxie as Tex Blaine. Tex has a run-in with the ornery proprietor of the general store (William Burt) but then falls in love with the niece Mary Ann (Kaye Edwards). With the law after him (though he doesn't know why) Tex meets up with two drifters Skinny (Harry Todd) and Windy (Ben Corbett) and head off in search of Mary Ann.

She though has trouble of her own with a rival claim to her land after oil is discovered on her land. Tex gets mixed up in Mary Ann's troubles with Big Bill (Slim Whitaker) who makes for a splendid villain.

Although yet another B-movie western at first glance the film is elevated by a good dose of comedy throughout, some random nonsense and some decent if sometimes off-the-wall performances.