4.0 out of 5 stars
Conflicting Economic Interests, June 27, 2010
This review is from: Kermit Maynard Collection (Whistling Bullets (1937) / Valley of Terror (1937) / Roaring Six Guns (1937) / Galloping Dynamite (1937) / Red Blood Of Courage (1935) / Rough Riding Rhythm (1937)) (6-DVD) (DVD)
Roaring Six Guns, 1937 film
The story begins with five riders in the hills. They will pull down a fence to let cattle into the grasslands. A man talks to a young woman, Beth. Buck Sinclair knows a trick to mount a horse. Ringold the banker wants to water his cattle on another man's land. His partner Roberts wants to move his cattle to richer pasture. "Ruin him!" [This is a tutorial on economics.] Sinclair wants to marry Beth but Ringold refuses permission. "Wildcat" Roper warns trespassers to keep out of "Willer Springs". [Water is wealth in the arid southwest.] Four men tear down the wire fence. Old Man Roper catches them at it. Buck Sinclair evens it up, and they repair this fence. We hear a song. There is an auction for the 64,000 acre Grass Lands. Buck learns the bank will not support him; Jake double-crossed him. The land was leased at 20 cents an acre per year.
Sinclair has a check for his 65 cent bid for Block #1. But he has to pay by the 15th of the month. Ringold needs the land for the cattle he will supply by contract. Roberts knows that Sinclair needs Roper for support. Did a clue fall to the ground? Roberts meets Sundown. Beth suggests moving to a new area. Buck does not agree. Sundown offers a challenge at 5 PM. Sinclair tells Sundown his plans. Roberts wants Buck arrested. They chase Sinclair, but he escapes. He finds the fob that fell from Roberts' watch chain! Buck is chased but eludes them again. Roberts has big plans to take over the grasslands. The cattlemen and the Sheriff meet to oppose Ringold and Roberts. But they disagree. Will something terrible happen? Buck fights with Roberts. Will fate save Buck? And so Beth and Buck have a happy ending.
This is an average story that is enriched by the details on economics and politics. Kermit was the brother of rodeo star Ken Maynard. This movie was adapted from a story by James Oliver Curwood.
[This is for just the one movie.]
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