Tuesday, July 12, 2022

The Trusted Outlaw (1937)

An efficient if run-of-the-mill Western.

Reformed former outlaw Dan Ward (Bob Steele) returns to his old home in the hope of reuniting with his old beau Molly (Lois January), however she arranges for him to be ambushed! Dan faces his old rival Swain (Earl Dwire), the local outlaw, but in the end is persuaded not to turn to gunplay by the Sheriff (Frank Ball).

Dan is hired to take the payroll to the mine (very trusting considering his past!) He has to run the gauntlet of Swain's gang but also discovers Betty (Joan Barclay)...

So yet another B-movie Western, a decent enough film that tells a straightforward story pretty quickly without any tangents. The fact Molly is one of the bad guys (for a while) is probably the most notable thing about this film, which is otherwise pretty familiar fare. Good horsemanship and reasonably good fights.