An American Western; A story about a rodeo star who competes with his friend to be the best but then both are accused of robbing a bank so they set out to clear their names and bring the real killers to justice. A standard fare mistaken identity story clumsily directed. Grainy stock footage of real-life rodeos provides some nice diversion along the way. John Wayne plays his antihero role with spirit and boyish charm and Eddy Chandler is amusing as his comic sidekick. The story is light on plot and it's a bit corny and contrived and it has a stagey feel, but the action is adequate, with horse riding tricks and shoot-outs as filler.
Review of The Desert Trail
