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GOD’S COUNTRY AND THE MAN (1931, Syndicate, aka TRAIL OF THE LAW) Tom Tyler, Gabby Hayes, Betty Mack, Al Bridge. One of Tyler’s very best films. Tom’s a tough lawdog sent to a lonely town to bring in Livermore, a powerful frontier gangster. Livermore plays a death waltz on the violin to his victims before slaying them. Gabby is great as Tom’s outlaw pal. Will they come back alive? Not the ending you might expect. There is better than usual cinematography with striking interior shots of Livermore’s crude, yet lavish saloon. No relation to Tom Keene’s ‘37 film. 16mm.
RIDIN’ THRU (1934, Reliable) Tom Tyler, Ruth Hiatt, Lafe McKee, Philo McCullough. Tom stumbles upon a rancher and his daughter who are nearly bankruptcy. They have suffered a mysterious loss of cattle, seemingly because of a wild stallion. Tom thinks the loss is from human hands rather than a horse. Tyler’s Reliables, though cheap, were actually a good batch of tilms. 16mm.
TRACY RIDES (1935, Reliable) Tom Tyler, Virginia Faire, Ed Cobb. Sheriff Tom’s sweetheart’s brother is part of a pro-cattle gang that raids an old sheepman’s ranch. During the raid, the brother shoots the old man in the back. When Tom arrests him, his gal spurns him and her family comes after him...guns blazing! Conversely, local sheepherders threaten a range war if the killer isn’t brought to justice. 16mm.
PHANTOM OF THE RANGE (1936, Victory) Tom Tyler, Beth Marion, Charlie King. A miserly old rancher passes away. Local folks stay away from his property though when a spectral rider is seen riding the grounds in the black of the night. Tom comes in to figure things out, including finding the treasure of Tower Rock, which can only be found under the light of the full moon. A likable B western chiller. Marion is positively stunning. Included in the Forgotten Horrors book. From 16mm.
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