Complete credited cast: | |||
Roy Rogers | ... | Brett Starr | |
George 'Gabby' Hayes | ... | Judge Gabby Whittaker | |
Elyse Knox | ... | Mary Carson | |
Addison Richards | ... | Mayor Luke Keeler | |
Sally Payne | ... | Queenie Whittaker - aka Queenie LaTour | |
Harry Woods | ... | Shotgun Cassidy | |
Zeffie Tilbury | ... | Granny Carson | |
Hal Taliaferro | ... | A.J. Slade | |
Jay Novello | ... | John Anderson - aka Joe Martinez | |
Jack Ingram | ... | Bill Starr |
The mayor has sent for a gunslinger who, though appearing to clean up the town, is really to be the mayor's means of taking the town over. When Roy and Gabby arrive in Tombstone, Roy is mistaken for the gunslinger. Just as Roy is ready to expose the mayor, the real gunslinger shows up. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
By 1941 the formula for low budget series westerns had long been perfected, but results varied. Sheriff of Tombstone is an excellent choice for an introduction to the genre of B westerns.
The best actor of the bunch, as usual, was George "Gabby" Hayes. His character may have had the same name from one movie to the next, but not the same purpose in the story. He could be a wise old cow puncher, an old ranch foreman, aloof sidekick, or even an outlaw. For a pleasant change he was made into a lawyer, "Judge Whitaker" for this picture. Add to that a wife and daughter, which is unusual for not only Gabby, but sidekicks in general. Not bumbling around as a helpless sidekick in this one, he was instead a strong backup gun for Roy's character, Brett Starr.
A fine touch on a well made movie comes during an interchange between Gabby and Granny Carson when she answers Gabby with a snappy, "You're dern tootin'!" The reaction on Gabby's face is one of surprise at being the recipient of one of his own signature lines.