An American Western; A story about a stagecoach rider in New Mexico who discovers a plot to rob a silver mine belonging to his girlfriend's father and, to foil the criminals, he joins them, but ends up accused of a crime during a rodeo race. This film is based on a 1925 novel by Will Levington Comfort called "Somewhere South". It is a remake, roughly edited, using stock footage from the original made in 1927. John Wayne is to the rescue, with boyish charm, heading to the eponymous Mexican state aiming to inflitrate a gang. Conflict inevitably ensues though a melodramatic J P McGowan, as the leader of the bandits, doesn't raise the tension too high. Frank Rice and Billy Franey as the cronies provide light relief, filling the gaps. All in all, it's corny and predictable with its theme about someone beig framed and then exonerated. The acting is a bit stiff here and there but there is ample action before it wraps up and some nice desert photography throughout.
Review of Somewhere in Sonora
