- With the Government Remount Service unable to meet its quota of horses, Marshal Fred Martin arrives to try and find the rustlers. Apparently just a singing cowhand, he becomes the masked Two Gun Troubador when he goes after the outlaws.
- Another one of those many B-films that the paid "expert" researchers at a certain institute in Hollywood can't seem to figure out when and where it came from, so just appear to guess. This is neither a 1942 production nor release. It was filmed in April, 1939 as an Atlas Production produced by C. C. Burr for Spectrum Pictures Corporation distribution. The Atlas/Spectrum tent and fixtures folded before this could be distributed, and it was salvaged from the trash bin of undistributed films in 1940 by Arthur Ziehm---one of Hollywood's great "junk" dealers---and released on July 27, 1940, nearly a year after completion of the film. The only functional "crew credit" Arthur Ziehm has or deserves relative to this film is one of having Atlas Productions deleted above the title and shipping it out with "Arthur Ziehm, Inc" inserted where the Atlas/Spectrum credits had been. With the exception of the leading lady, Iris Lancaster in place of Claire Rochelle, the cast and credits for this film are virtually identical to the Atlas/Spectrum/Burr "Two Gun Troubador" from March, 1939. Plot has Fred Martin (Fred Scott) and sidekick Fuzzy Jones (Harry Harvey) saving Carmencita (Iris Lancaster) from the evil intents of Walters (Jack Ingram) and his minions, with hero Scott decked out with an all-white hat, shirt and (trust me) pants.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
- With the Government Remount Service unable to meet its quota of horses, Marshal Fred Martin arrives to try and find the rustlers. Apparently just a singing cowhand dressed in white, he becomes the masked Two Gun Troubador dressed in black when he goes after the outlaws. He quickly learns Tex Walters is the leader of the gang but he must find out who is the big boss that gives Walters his orders.—Maurice VanAuken <vanauken@comcast.net>
- While on his way to investigate the rustling of government contract horses, U.S. Marshal Fred Martin rides to the aid of wrangler Fuzzy Jones and his boss Sanchez, the owner of the Lazy B ranch, when they are attacked by rustlers. Fred saves the herd, but in the ensuing battle, Sanchez is murdered. In gratitude, Pa Bailey, the manager of the Lazy B, hires Fred as a ranch hand. Working undercover, Fred soon becomes suspicious of Tex Walters, the foreman of the Lazy B, and trails him to the rustlers' hideout, where he overhears him plotting to steal the Lazy B horses, Donning the mask of the Two Gun Troubadour, Fred rides to warn the ranchers of the plot, and together they drive the rustlers away. Soon after, Sanchez's daughter Carmencita arrives to take over the ranch, and Fred overhears Tex plotting to scare her away. Again donning the mask of the Troubadour, Fred saves Carmencita from her attackers and then rides to the rustlers' hideout, where he hears Tex order the plundering of the Lazy B. Fred then enlists the help of the sheriff and they ride to round up the rustlers. In the chaos, Tex escapes and Fred follows him to the hideout, where Pa Bailey, the clandestine leader of the outlaws, bursts in and, after tying up Carmencita and Fred, sets a charge of gun powder to explode. Cutting free of their bonds just in time, Carmencita and Fred escape certain death and Fred lassoes Pa and Tex, bringing them to justice.
Directed by Raymond K. Johnson from a screenplay by prolific screenwriter Phil Dunham.
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