Pretty good Cheyenne Kid (La Rue) oater. The opening hook is a grabber as two guys get dry-gulched by a long-range shooter. After that, their bodies disappear. Now the Kid and Fuzzy have to untangle a land grab scheme that takes them to a ghost town where odd things happen.
Along the way is the usual complement of hard riding and theatrical brawls. But watch how nimble Fuzzy is in these fights, surprising for an old coot except he's not as old as he looks (54). In fact, Fuzzy gets more screen time than La Rue, which appears true of many of the entries, and I'm not sure why since the guy in black is a decent enough actor and strong presence. Catch that first frilly shot of Diane (Holt) in the stagecoach—she's an absolute knockout. If I were the Kid, I'd drop the whip and grab her right away (but then that's me as an old guy, and not as a former Front Row kid).
Anyhow, looks to me like the "New PRC" is just as chintzy as the old PRC since the boys still have to ride around the scrubby hills of LA. The new outfit should have popped for something more scenic because they had a winner in La Rue with the kids I knew. Better production values would have really elevated the series above many of its competitors. Instead, I guess they took the fast-buck route. One way or the other, the Kid still cracks a mean whip.
Along the way is the usual complement of hard riding and theatrical brawls. But watch how nimble Fuzzy is in these fights, surprising for an old coot except he's not as old as he looks (54). In fact, Fuzzy gets more screen time than La Rue, which appears true of many of the entries, and I'm not sure why since the guy in black is a decent enough actor and strong presence. Catch that first frilly shot of Diane (Holt) in the stagecoach—she's an absolute knockout. If I were the Kid, I'd drop the whip and grab her right away (but then that's me as an old guy, and not as a former Front Row kid).
Anyhow, looks to me like the "New PRC" is just as chintzy as the old PRC since the boys still have to ride around the scrubby hills of LA. The new outfit should have popped for something more scenic because they had a winner in La Rue with the kids I knew. Better production values would have really elevated the series above many of its competitors. Instead, I guess they took the fast-buck route. One way or the other, the Kid still cracks a mean whip.