Man of the Frontier
by B. Reeves Eason
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Actor: Boothe Howard, Frances Grant, Gene Autry, Jack Kennedy, Smiley BurnetteDirector: B. Reeves Eason
Cinematographer: William Nobles
Editor: Carl Pierson
Writer: Dorrell McGowan
Writer: Stuart E. McGowan
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 56 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-04-16
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Alpha Video
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Movie Review: We'll stop 'em from blowin' up the dam, but first... I'm gonna sing a song!
Summary: 3 Stars
ALPHA VIDEO offers bargain priced, often hard-to-find vintage movies that are ideal for those willing to skip DVD extras. Their transfers show no evidence of restoration, so quality varies from one title to the next, with "fair to good" being the average.
REPUBLIC Pictures programmer RED RIVER VALLEY (aka "Man of the Frontier") originally ran a full hour. Presented here is the edited 54 minute version. (A 2004 restoration clocks in at 59.) Filmed on location in Yuma, AZ., Gene Autry's vocal on the traditional cowboy ballad title song includes lyrics modified by Nick Manoloff. Besides incidental music, this western songfest has one original Autry tune, a pair by Smiley Burnette and one written by both men.
The river construction project at the center of this story seems right out of the TVA or the New Deal's WPA.
SYNOPSIS--
Valley banker Hartley Moore (LaRue) sabotages efforts of local citizens to construct a Red River irrigation system. When five men overseeing the dam's construction are murdered, Gene accepts a job as "ditch rider," an armed and mounted patrol officer. Steve Conway (Howard), an employee of project overseer George Baxter (Fiint), becomes jealous when Baxter's daughter Mary (Grant) shows a romantic interest in Gene. He throws in with Moore and hires Bull (Chesebro) plus several cohorts to dynamite the dam and kill Gene and sidekick 'Frog' (Burnette).
Amidst all this trouble, Gene and friends are able to perform a few numbers. It's a typical Autry western, with a usual less-than-steller supporting cast and formulaic plot that holds together primarily because of the efforts of our singing hero. Recommended for fans of 'B' unit westerns and '30s cowboy music.
Parenthetical number preceding title is a 1 to 10 imdb viewer poll rating.
(5.7) Red River Valley (1936) - Gene Autry/Smiley Burnette/Frances Grant/Boothe Howard/Sam Flint/ George Chesebro/Frank La Rue
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