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I've always considered it very strange why Wayne's westerns of the 1930's are not given the same sort of revered status that other western stars like Hopalong Cassidy and Roy Rogers received. Sure they're B movies but so were the films by Cassidy and Rogers. They might not have been as good from a pure technical standpoint, but they weren't awful either.

Wayne is John Bishop who, in a very familiar plotline, finds himself the victim of a frame-up. This time he's accused of tampering with a rivals coach in a big stage coach race and sent to jail. His boss (Henry B. Wathall) gets him out of jail and asks him to find his son Bart who was falsely accused of murder and now riding with a notorious outlaw gang. Bishop is joined by two friends, shorty and Riley as they venture off to Sonora to locate Bart and bring him back home safely.

Nicely done and full of action. Technically sound with even some comedic elements from the female co-stars Ann Fay and Shirley Palmer.

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John Wayne once remarked that producer Leon Schlesinger's cartoons "were better than the horse operas he put me in." The Duke was probably referring to "Somewhere in Sonora" (1933) one of his weakest Warner/Vitagraph Westerns. Wayne's youthful presence, Ted McCord's cinematography and a good supporting cast (including Henry B. Walthall, Paul Fix and Glenn Strange) are the best aspects of this dull "B" programmer. More action and far less comic relief would have helped. If you want embryonic Wayne, stick with "Haunted Gold" or "The Big Stampede."

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In the early days of sound movies, B westerns were very popular, with hundreds being made every year. John Wayne started his career in these films, making about one a week. The movies were about the same-plot, production value, and script being almost interchangeable between them. To my taste, these films are a pleasent way to spend an hour or so(they are all about an hour long). I know that many will disagree with me, but if I have a spare hour I wii watch one.

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I thought this movie is might have been different to some of his others. I think if you are a John Wayne fan as I am then you might like mto have it in your collection as I now have.

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I purchased this DVD as a Christmas present for my dear grandpa. I have not seen this movie, so I can't review that, but I will review the seller and my experience.

The seller promptly sent this out. I received it within days of ordering! I was ecstatic that I got it before Christmas so I could gift it to my grandfather. I can't WAIT to see his face! He has a list of John Wayne DVDs that he doesn't have, and I bought this particular one because it was on his list.

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