Six-Gun Rhythm (1939)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Sam Newfield

Writers:

Ted Richmond (original story)
Fred Myton (screenplay)

Release Date:

17 February 1939 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Plot:

When football player Tex Fletcher arrives home he finds his father missing. Jim Davis has killed the father and learning of Tex's identity...

Plot Keywords:

Dance | Revenge | Barroom Brawl | Cantina | Shuffling The Cards

Cast

Tex Fletcher	...	Tex Fletcher
Joan Barclay	...	Jean Harper
Ralph Peters	...	Spud Donovan
Reed Howes	...	Jim Davis
Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart	...	Don Harper (as Bud McTaggert)
Ted Adams	...	Sheriff Joe
Walter Shumway	...	Henchman Bart
Kit Guard	...	Henchman Pat
Carl Mathews	...	Henchman Jake
Art Davis	...	Henchman Mike
Robert Frazer	...	Lem Baker (as Bob Fraser)
Jack McHugh	...	Teammate Butch
James Sheridan	...	Henchman Slim (as Sherry Tansey)

Also Known As:

Rhythm Rides the Range (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

57 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Walker Ranch - 19152 Placerita Canyon Road, Newhall, California, USA

Company:

Arcadia Pictures Corp.

Trivia:

Six-Gun Rhythm (1939) was to be the first of a planned series of six westerns starring popular Western singer Tex Fletcher. The last five films were never made due the bankruptcy of its distributor, Grand National Pictures.

Quotes:

[Spud tumbles out of the saddle after pulling his horse up sharply]
Lem Baker: Say, do you always get off a horse thataway?
Spud Donovan: No, only when I dismount.

Soundtrack:

There's a Cabin in the Valley

Tex Fletcher plays.. Tex Fletcher.

When ex-football player (!?!) Tex Fletcher (playing a character named "Tex Fletcher") arrives in Texas to visit his father, he comes across a gun battle and joins in, knowing instantly who's the good guy and who isn't (smart guy). It turns out those bad guys are part of Jim Davis's gang, who look to rustle more cattle for money and take over other people's land. It seems Jim's Father got in the way of the plan, and, well you guessed it, Tex is out to Avenge His Father's Death! The plot in this one is actually not bad, although there are SOME western clichés, there's some perks of originality here and there (having Fletcher come from a football team for instance) and the ending, which takes place in a sandstorm! was highly interesting and entertaining. Tex Fletcher is pretty good here. I've never seen his work before. He's a sleepy eyed, marginally attractive cowboy, and he can sing pretty good, singing songs such as "When I Get Back in The Range" and that all time classic "They Won't Stretch My Neck If I Know It". The supporting cast is very good as well, with bonus points going to Jack Mchugh as Fletcher's goofy sidekick Butch. A surprisingly entertaining movie!