In the 1930s and 40s, several studios realized that they could combine various B-list western stars into a movie to increase the marketability of the films. So, this led to films like the Three Mesquiteers and the Range Busters...films which featured three stars instead of one. Generally, these movies were pretty good...and the writing of these films seemed a bit better than usual. In the case of "The Lone Star Trail", Universal Pictures paired up Johnny Mack Brown, Tex Ritter and Fuzzy Knight...and it's a pretty dandy film.
The story begins with Blaze (Brown) being released from prison after two years in the pokey. Since he's the hero of the story, it's safe to assume he's NOT a criminal at all and was framed for theft. Now that Blaze is out, he wants to clear his name and is assisted by his friend, Angus (Knight) and a stranger who comes to his aid (Ritter).
The acting is quite nice, the writing better than usual for a B-western and all in all it's a fun film. Interestingly, I've never particularly enjoyed Tex Ritter's solo efforts...but here with Brown and Knight, he's quite good.
By the way, the barber (Knight) talks about creating some health concoction for people to drink and he mentions the ingredients...including milk weed. Well, milk weed is toxic to humans...and I wonder if the writer knew this and that's why he included this!
The story begins with Blaze (Brown) being released from prison after two years in the pokey. Since he's the hero of the story, it's safe to assume he's NOT a criminal at all and was framed for theft. Now that Blaze is out, he wants to clear his name and is assisted by his friend, Angus (Knight) and a stranger who comes to his aid (Ritter).
The acting is quite nice, the writing better than usual for a B-western and all in all it's a fun film. Interestingly, I've never particularly enjoyed Tex Ritter's solo efforts...but here with Brown and Knight, he's quite good.
By the way, the barber (Knight) talks about creating some health concoction for people to drink and he mentions the ingredients...including milk weed. Well, milk weed is toxic to humans...and I wonder if the writer knew this and that's why he included this!