Our favorite trio in "West of Cimarron" have just wrapped up their efforts in the Civil War and are lazily making their way back to Texas hoping for some peace and quiet when they instead find themselves involved up to their holsters in intrigue and trouble between carpetbaggers and bushwackers.
This 3M installment has little going for it in terms of novelty, adventure, or excitement. Neither the activities nor the acting seem inspired and the story is as dull as an over-sunned rattler. I don't even recall the inclusion of one of Bob (Tucson Smith) Steele's patented fistfights. For sure there are horseback chases and gunfights, but they just don't have as much spark as one might wish for.
Tom Tyler might have just as well sent in a telegram for the little he does here. And as for Rufe Davis, he doesn't even physically look like the Lullaby we have come to expect, showing little inclination for comical antics and sometimes looking detached and out of character. He does, however, have a chance to sing a song about watermelons while hawking said fruit with a pushcart in a blackface disguise.
All in all, this film is on the uninspired and dull side and I would recommend fans looking for a fun 3M episode search one out that has garnered an IMDb rating higher than the 6.0 that this one has received.
This 3M installment has little going for it in terms of novelty, adventure, or excitement. Neither the activities nor the acting seem inspired and the story is as dull as an over-sunned rattler. I don't even recall the inclusion of one of Bob (Tucson Smith) Steele's patented fistfights. For sure there are horseback chases and gunfights, but they just don't have as much spark as one might wish for.
Tom Tyler might have just as well sent in a telegram for the little he does here. And as for Rufe Davis, he doesn't even physically look like the Lullaby we have come to expect, showing little inclination for comical antics and sometimes looking detached and out of character. He does, however, have a chance to sing a song about watermelons while hawking said fruit with a pushcart in a blackface disguise.
All in all, this film is on the uninspired and dull side and I would recommend fans looking for a fun 3M episode search one out that has garnered an IMDb rating higher than the 6.0 that this one has received.
