Square Shooter

Colonel Tim McCoy starred in many great western films in a career that lasted from the silent era through the 1960's. His on screen persona was matched by his heroic off-screen exploits. This film is a well written saga of a stolen inheritance and McCoy's attempts to regain what is rightfully his.

This film has a good mix of action, humor and suspense. Tim McCoy excelled in this genre and was aided here by a good supporting cast.The story is compelling and a notch above most films of the era. No needless singing cowboys or clown-like sidekicks are to be found here ......

Despite its age, this film holds up well and is worth watching again & again !

Routine oater at best. Mc Coy can do the hard-eyed stare with the best of them, while his 20- gallon hat tops about everything in sight. The plot's a fairly standard one—Baxter (McCoy) getting back from town's crooks what's been stolen from him. I like the unexpected twist with young Johnny (Darrow) that makes a surprise plot complication. The trouble is there's neither much action nor hard riding (with one notable exception). Plus, the scenery never gets out of the LA area scrublands. Still, this was a payday for a lot of middle-age supporting actors, including the 45-year old McCoy and the sepulchral Charles Middleton also known as Ming the Merciless from the old Buck Rogers serial. All in all, the 60-minutes is not in the front rank of horse operas but still enough for this front-row geezer.