Review of Rustlers

Rustlers (1949)
What Kind of Rustlers Are They
1 November 2017
Solid Holt-Martin programmer. Riding into town, the boys are looking for a job. Trouble is that rustlers have driven many local ranchers into penury, so no jobs for the guys. But who is this rustler gang and who's leading them. The guys, of course, get caught up in the struggle, but can they out- tough ranch girl Ruthie (Hyer) who keeps getting the drop on our heroes.

The plot's fairly standard with a mystery mastermind, a saloon, and lots of hard-riding. Naturally, Chito can't keep his mind on business with bar-girl Trixie (Andrews) wiggling around. Good thing no- nonsense Holt's on the case. So there's got to be some fast-shooting and a saloon bout of flying fists to spice things up. Plus, there's some pretty good scenery from what looks like the piney Big Bear area northeast of LA. At least it's not the cheaper scrublands of LA area. And catch the fiery showdown, more budget consuming than most. All in all, the programmer's nothing special, but workhorse director Selander does keep things moving, while our heroes are in fine form, as usual. Anyway, the results are sure good enough for this front-row geezer.
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