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6/10
Horse Opera
boblipton5 August 2008
Fred Scott plays an opera singer who started out as a cowhand and goes on vacations to his ranch -- which is not as bizarre as it might sound for your average singing cowboy, as Mr. Scott was once the leading baritone for the San Francisco opera. Meanwhile, pretty Marion Shilling and her brother think they own his ranch, and the usual mixture of comedy -- supplied very pleasantly by Cliff Nazarro -- shooting and riding take place.

The direction, like most of the B westerns of this era, is pretty slow by modern standards, but don't let that fool you: cinematographer Robert Cline knows how to compose and light a shot, and director Harry Fraser knows how to keep the story moving along for a very pleasant result.
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6/10
Watchable Poverty Row western!
JohnHowardReid3 September 2015
Warning: Spoilers
In addition to his engagements with the San Francisco Light Opera Company, baritone Fred Scott had a modest career as a movie star. Soon after appearing in a minor role in the Harry Carey-Hoot Gibson-Tom Tyler vehicle, The Last Outlaw (1936), Fred Scott accepted the lead in Romance Rides the Range. The first drawback here is that Fred was coupled with Cliff Nazarro, but fortunately Cliff keeps his double-talk to a minimum until he bursts out – somewhat effectively I must admit – right near the conclusion. Fred's second drawback is that our heroine is Marion Shilling, here in her 42nd and second last movie. Buck Jones taught her how to ride a horse and she herself mastered the art of telling the photographer in a winning way how to light her face. With all the cameraman's attention focused on Shilling, Fred Scott comes off a definite second best. Nevertheless, fans will enjoy seeing Bob Kortman and Theodore Lorch as the villains. Good copies of this movie are available on DVD from both Alpha and Grapevine.
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