It is a very good little western made by Richard Bartlett, a director who gave us unusual stuff such as JOE DAKOTA and MONEY WOMEN AND GUNS...This one is not that bad, really, despite a overused scheme; only read the topic. There were thousands of plots like this one: one good hero vs a cattle baron and also small town owner. The last part is worth the ride, so are the supporting characters - for instance Wayne Morris absolutely exquisite. This western is one more example of what B movies can provide from time to time. It is short, never boring and no western buffs will deny it. Nor any John Agar fan. Sterling Hayden used a harpoon in TERROR IN A TEXAS TOWN, here John Hagar uses bow and arrows. Maybe the only western in history where a white dude uses this kind of weapon. Peter Fonda also used bow and arrow in Jonathan Demme's FIGHTING MAD, back in 1976, but it was not a western.
Review of The Lonesome Trail
