Cowboy Holiday

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams was known for being a very good sidekick--a dumb yet lovable one at that. However, in this early film, Williams has the chance to be the lead. Due to his poor acting and the even worse acting by the rest of the cast, it comes off as a dull third-rate production.

The film stars with Williams coming to visit some old friends on his way to a much-needed holiday. There is a funny gag here, but other than that the film is dreadfully dead--serious and flat. He finds out that his friend, the Sheriff, has been ordered to arrest the Juarez Kid--but Williams suspects that its not the Kid who is doing all the stealing but a much bigger man is posing as the Kid. And, since the Kid is his friend and he is sure he's not guilty, Williams spends much of the film trying to prove this.

Some things to look for is especially bad acting by the Kid and his Mama--who can barely speak English and really needed captions. A few other bad things to look for are the hilariously bad sound effects (especially when they were fighting) and the scene where the crook is fired at--by a guy who is only about 6 feet away--and he MISSES! So, not only is the film very flat but dumb. And, compared to a film with Tim McCoy, Roy Rogers or Gene Autry, this one is VASTLY inferior. A real drag.