Cornered

This Tim McCoy film has an excellent supporting cast, with the colorful Noah Beery playing the baddie as well as B-western veteran Raymond Hatton and familiar supporting actor Walter Brennan! That's mighty impressive. Sadly, however, I wasn't thrilled with the script as it was an incredibly talky film...especially in the second half.

When the story begins, Sheriff Tim Laramie (McCoy) has his life saved by Moody. And, soon Moody is accused of murder...and the town is in a hanging mood. Laramie has to be careful the locals don't just string the guy up, but even going to trail is unfair as the jury is filled with bloodthirsty locals. So, he does something sheriffs are NOT supposed to do...he arranges for Moody's escape. Then, after he resigns following this, Laramie plans on spending the rest of the film looking for the real bad guy responsible for the killing. All this sounds really good....but it really got bogged down when Laramie meets the big bad....then, instead of fighting or shooting or arresting...they....talk?! Yep....and a lot. It eventually moves past the talking stage...but it takes a while...too long. As a result, the film began to bore...something you don't expect in a Tim McCoy western. As a result, it's watchable but lacks the spark of most of the actor's films.