Cowboy from Lonesome River

Name: Cowboy from Lonesome River
Genre: Western
Released: 1944-09-21
Duration: 55 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Charles Starrett, Vi Athens, Dub Taylor

IMDb RATING

5.7/10

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Charles Starrett in Cowboy from Lonesome River (1944)

Western

Steve Randall heads a group of Mesa Valley ranchers fighting Matt Conroy , who owns the water company and charges exorbitant rates that the ranchers can not afford. Senator Proctor and his s... Read allSteve Randall heads a group of Mesa Valley ranchers fighting Matt Conroy , who owns the water company and charges exorbitant rates that the ranchers can not afford. Senator Proctor and his secretary, Mona Grant, come from the capitol to inform Randall that a bill is pending to co... Read allSteve Randall heads a group of Mesa Valley ranchers fighting Matt Conroy , who owns the water company and charges exorbitant rates that the ranchers can not afford. Senator Proctor and his secretary, Mona Grant, come from the capitol to inform Randall that a bill is pending to convert Conway's company to a municipal project. Conway imports the Senator's black-sheep lo... Read all

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5.7/10

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4/10

A Stolidly Routine Oater

Starrett's 64th of his 132 starring westerns contains some very pleasant singing and a great deal of action (not especially well staged). This and the fact that there's no real heroine to complicate the plot, made the movie a natural for the Saturday matinée slot. Actually Cowboy from Lonesome River turns out to be a so-called "modern" western with both rural and urban backgrounds. Although the year is 1944 and the villain rides around in a flashy car, the cowboys still pack pistols.

Benjamin Kline photographed no less than 330 films and TV shows. He directed 7 movies, all but 6 between 1943 and 1945. Alas, his work here is stolidly routine, though it must be stated he is more successful with his western scenes than the later episodes in Capitol City — even allowing for his feeble handling of the action spots.