Captain Fury

This definitely isn't a bad film, but it is very standard.

It's a western, pure and simple, with none of the interesting bits that made Quigley Down Under such a blast. We have the put upon hero who rallies the people. The evil land baron. The good guys standing up to be counted.

The only real difference is that it happens in Australia, although good luck telling that, since the scenery bears as much resemblance to Aus as a fart does to a hurricane. Not even the two poor Kookaburras shown in one shot can convince me otherwise!

The acting here from all the main cast is good, especially Carradine, as usual. George Zucco plays the evil land baron as well as the man played all the dastardly villains he did in his long career.

There are a few good action scenes (check out where our hero uses a whip!), but other than that, this is a B Western through and through. I could almost hear the dialogue before it was spoken.

There's also the bad feeling that the hero is helping these "great pioneers" destroy the actual locals, as with most westerns from this time.

Fun, but you'll forget it almost as soon as it ends.