Outlaws of Sonora

This film essentially begins with a number of bandits robbing banks, stagecoaches and everything else in their path while leaving no living witnesses behind. To that effect, recognizing the danger involved, "Stony Brooke" (Robert Livingston) is asked by the local cattleman's association to ride to another town and retrieve some of their money which they have deposited there in the bank. Naturally, being the fearless cowboy that he is, Stony rides off with the paperwork necessary to make the withdrawal. Unknow to him, however, is the fact that the bandits have learned of the plan and subsequently ambush him along the way. And although Stony hasn't had a chance to withdraw the money from the bank, he does have the letter issued to him by the cattleman's association which they can use to extract the money themselves. And to do that, the leader of the bandits named "Dude Brennan" (also played by Robert Livingston) uses his uncanny resemblance to Stony to help in that effort. Not only that, but since he looks so much like Stony, he also decides to frame him for all of the crimes that he himself had committed as well. But what Dude doesn't count on is the persistence of Stony's colleagues "Tucson Smith" (Ray Corrigan) and "Lullaby Joslin" (Max Terhune) who faithfully endeavor to locate their friend and set the record straight. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this turned out to be an okay Western in spite of the rather predictable and unrealistic scenario involved. Be that as it may, while I certainly don't consider this to be one of the better "Three Mesquiteer" films, it passed the time well enough, and I have rated it accordingly. Average.