Desperadoes' Outpost (1952) User Reviews

A Bit Of A Gem

[shiloh_3 · 8/10 · 3 March 2007]

Allan "Rocky" Lane is one of those staid actors that is all business and usually not a lot of fun. He probably could be compared closer to Wild Bill Elliot than Roy Rogers, but I find him likable and this particular movie ranks pretty well if compared to his other endeavors as a western hero. I was pleasantly surprised at the entertainment value of this B-Western movie. The plot is unusual and the faces are very familiar. I particularly liked seeing Myron Healey in a role he didn't usually play.I don't believe in offering spoilers for any movies, so I'll just recommend this one to fans of the western genre and say - aside from the very short running time (under an hour) - it's a little gem I'm glad I didn't miss.

Stolen Quicksilver

[bkoganbing · 6/10 · 29 July 2013]

Rocky Lane is once again a government investigator sent to check on a mercury mine where reports of stolen quicksilver is reaching government ears. In fact the mine is under the supervision of Army Lieutenant Myron Healey because it is the time of the Spanish American War. Still even with Healey and soldiers there, the stuff is being siphoned off.

Someone is also trying to bankrupt Eddy Waller who runs the stagecoach line and has the mail contract. These outlaws are just interested in destroying his stagecoaches and leaving him destitute to force him off the property that he owns adjacent to the mine.

Perennial western villain Roy Barcroft does his thing in Desperadoes' Outpost and Lyle Talbot is on hand as a scurvy banker.

There is a method to the outlaw madness and the only clue I'll give you western fans is that mercury in its natural state is a liquid. Take it from there.