What Price Vengeance

Back in the 1930s, Lyle Talbot was a well respected actor who appeared as a leading man in quite a few B-movies. Sadly, later in life he had the distinction of appearing in Ed Wood's "Plan 9 From Outer Space"! Talk about a decline in his marketability! "What Price Vengeance" is from the period where Talbot was about at his most famous and in demand. The overall results are okay, but Talbot's performance is quite nice.

Tom (Talbot) is a cop and a crack shot. However, when a group of bank robbers strike, Tom freezes...and as a result, someone he cared about is hurt...and Tom quits the police force. Soon he ties up with some of the same bandits who committed the robbery...and the results are pretty much what I expected...and you probably will as well!

The plot is a bit cliched because it's been used to death. So there aren't a lot of surprises in this one...but it is entertaining. Not brilliant but not bad....and watchable.

By the way, in one scene early in the film, little Sandy (who appears to be about 8) is outside shooting a rifle with no adult supervision. My, how times have changed!!