Whistling Bullets (1937)

Ace Beldon is in prison, but with his stolen bonds not recovered, Capt. Saunders has an idea. He sends Graham to prison and has him and Beldon break out. With Ranger Raymond assisting, they... See full summary »

Director:

John English

Writers:

James Oliver Curwood (story), Joseph O'Donnell (screenplay)

Stars:

Kermit Maynard, Harley Wood, Maston Williams

Cast

Cast overview:
Kermit Maynard	...	Ranger Larry Graham
Harley Wood	...	Anita Saunders (as Harlene Wood)
Maston Williams	...	Ace Beldon
Karl Hackett	...	Dave Stone
Jack Ingram	...	Ranger Tim Raymond
Bruce Mitchell	...	Captain John Saunders
James Sheridan	...	Henchman Sam (as Sherry Tansey)
Cliff Parkinson	...	Henchman Bart
Cherokee Alcorn	...	Henchman Karl
Rocky the Horse	...	Rocky, Graham's Horse (as Rocky)

Storyline

Ace Beldon is in prison, but with his stolen bonds not recovered, Capt. Saunders has an idea. He sends Graham to prison and has him and Beldon break out. With Ranger Raymond assisting, they make their escape and get to the hangout run by Stone. But the plan starts to go awry when Sam overhears Graham talking with the Captain and reports back to Stone.

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Plot Keywords:

prison | robbery | henchman | horse

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Taglines:

He rides headlong into trouble...to revenge the death of his pal!

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 May 1937 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Conn Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

57 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (2000)

User Reviews

"It's about time we were getting a little action around here".

Kermit Maynard rides Rocky to the rescue in this B Western that's a pretty formulaic affair, but you have to admit, there's a cool opening sequence in which Ranger Larry Graham (Maynard) does some trick riding that's not often seen. After that, there's some of the usual head scratching stuff that used to pass as matinée entertainment back in the day. Beginning with Graham's prison breakout with Ace Beldon (Maston Williams) - just how did they accomplish that?

My favorite though was when Graham's undercover partner Tim Raymond (Jack Ingram) upended five seated henchmen at a card table, completely knocking all of them out of their chairs! The move looked really cool, but could never be duplicated in real life. I guess that's why I love this stuff.

And how many countless times have you seen a stage driver get shot from behind only to clutch at the front of his shoulder? It cracks me up every time I see it, which meant twice today, because it also happened in Gene Autry's flick "Riders in the Sky". Had to have something to do on a snow day.

Well it's all a lot of fun and not to be taken too seriously. I can't imagine these flicks were ever meant to be passed as much more than a showcase for it's star, in this case Maynard, former stunt man and often times stand-in for his brother Ken, somewhat better known as a lead cowboy. Both came out of the silent era, and fans of the genre looking for a Kermit Maynard vehicle would be well served by this one.