I've always wanted to see some of Yak's work in the twenties and good old Alpha have fulfilled this wish with a double feature tribute, namely reasonably good copies of "Branded a Bandit" (1924) and "Bad Men's Money" (1929).
Before we go exploring though, I's like to correct the many present-day reviewers who get Yak's name wrong when they are talking about him on TV or even just among themselves. They usually get "Yakima" right. He was simply called "Yak" among his friends. His surname, however, is pronounced "Canoot". It rhymes with "boot", not "ute" as many reviewers incorrectly say.
Anyway, I thought "Branded a Bandit" was the better of the two movies. In fact I so enjoyed it's clever plot and first-rate acting that I watched it twice. The story is well written and the plot has a very clever yet very simple twist that certainly surprised me! This one was very ably directed by Paul Hurst who made really good use of his real locations.
Before we go exploring though, I's like to correct the many present-day reviewers who get Yak's name wrong when they are talking about him on TV or even just among themselves. They usually get "Yakima" right. He was simply called "Yak" among his friends. His surname, however, is pronounced "Canoot". It rhymes with "boot", not "ute" as many reviewers incorrectly say.
Anyway, I thought "Branded a Bandit" was the better of the two movies. In fact I so enjoyed it's clever plot and first-rate acting that I watched it twice. The story is well written and the plot has a very clever yet very simple twist that certainly surprised me! This one was very ably directed by Paul Hurst who made really good use of his real locations.