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In 1936, director/writer John P. McCarthy would recycle this film again in Tex Ritter's first starring western "Song of the Gringo." Here, feigning flight from the law,Jimmy Henderson (<a href=">Bob Steele), posing as outlaw Jim Smith (the Oklahoma Cyclone) maneuvers his way into the gang of ranch foreman McKim (<a href=">Charles King)), aka Black Diablo, and Jim is immediately attracted to Carmelita Carlos (<a href=">Rita Rey)), daughter of ranch owner Dan Pablo Carlos (<a href=">Hector V. Sarno), who is unaware of the outlaw activities of his foreman and most of the ranch hands. The gang robs a bank and goes across the border, where McKim is keeping prisoner Sheriff Henderson (<a href=">Fred Burns),Jim's father and the discovery of whose whereabouts was Jim's reason for joining the gang.
A cowboy looking for his missing father, poses as an outlaw and joins the gang he thinks is responsible.
"Head him off at the pass" - probably the first time those words were spoken in a movie!!! Many of Bob Steele's films seemed to be about missing fathers and separated brothers etc. In this film he plays Jim Smith, who poses as The Oklahoma Cyclone and rides into town to escape a posse. With Charles Kng playing the sheriff, you know he has something to hide and from his reaction to a Wanted poster for "The Black Dialbo", you get the feeling that's who he is!! "I'm swaying like a drunken female" - one of the "witty" quotes. There is not much cyclone about Smith - more like a gentle breeze - he seems to spend a lot of time singing and romancing Carmelita (Rita Rey) who also sings as well!!!! There is not much information on the lovely Rita Rey. Her filmography lists only 3 films. She may have been one of the many South American actresses who came looking for fame - hoping to be the next Lupe Velez!!! In this film although she plays the Mexican heroine, Carmelita, her accent is hard to understand - maybe that was the problem. In 1946 she was part of a group of actors that participated in Mexico's first experimental TV station. Smith also learns, through his pal Slim (Al St John, an old Mack Sennett comedian) that the Black Diablo is planning a raid south of the border. Smith goes with them, knowing his father is being held prisoner by them down there. Oddly enough instead of ending with a romantic clinche, the film ends with Smith cradling his dying pal, Slim, in his arms. Not recommended.
It's a good thing there were some other reviews here for this film, as I probably wouldn't have known what the story was about. To me, the dialog was virtually inaudible for most of the picture, although I did manage a clear line every now and then, like the one in my summary line above. Fortunately, besides Bob Steele, I managed to recognize B Western stalwarts like Al (before he was Fuzzy) St. John and perennial villain Charles King, looking almost slim in an early villain role. One could argue that this film offered a couple of firsts given it's 1930 vintage. In the opening chase scene, a sheriff's posse decides against following Steele's character down a steep, rugged hill, and the sheriff declares to his men - "We'll head him off at the pass". This is also the oldest Western in which I've seen the cowboy hero sing. At least it looked like Steele was doing his own songs. Bob, who's real name was Bradbury, had a brother Bill who picked up some spare change as a college student dubbing other cowboy crooners since he had a pretty fair voice of his own. Others will dispute it, but it was probably Bill who dubbed John Wayne's singing voice in 1933's "Riders of Destiny". Other than the handful of tunes, the only other thing this one has going for it is pretty Rita Rey as a romantic interest for the Oklahoma Cyclone, or Jim Smith as it were. Rita even gets to sing a song of her own, but it looked pretty comical when Steele handed his guitar to her, as she had a back-up band waiting in the wings.

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