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The Laramie Kid
USA 1935
produced by Bernard B. Ray, Harry S. Webb (associate) for Reliable
directed by Harry S. Webb
starring Tom Tyler, Alberta Vaughn, Al Ferguson, Murdock MacQuarrie, George Chesebro, Snub Pollard, Steve Clark, Lafe mcKee, Robert mcKenzie, Budd Buster, Ray Henderson, Nelson McDowell, Jimy Aubrey, Art Dillard, Frank Ellis, Blackie Whiteford, Herman hack, Artie Ortego, Lew Meehan, Hal Taliaferro, Robert Walker
story by C.C. Church, screenplay by Carl Krusada
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Tom (Tom Tyler) has just mended his ways, quit gambling and promised to
be a good boy for the sake of his girlfriend Peggy (Alberta Vaughn). Then
he learns though that Peggy's dad (Murdock MacQuarrie) is in debt, and the
only way to get out of it (apart from paying up, which he can't) would be
for Peggy to marry bank manager Morley (Al Ferguson) - which i not the
best of options. Tom promises to get the money somehow, but then he gets
involved in a bank heist through no fault of his own, and Peggy's dad
makes a citizen's arrest. Iroically, the reward money on his head would
pay for dad's debts, soTom pleads guilty and is sent to jail. Peggy on the
outside in the meantime does everything to prove his innocence, and
eventually, she tracks down one of the bankrobbers Ed (George Chesebro),
who is now dying because he has been injured in another heist, and he now
wants to come clean and clears Tom's name and tells Peggy that banker
Morley himself is the mastermind behind the gang. Too bad though that
Morley and the gang were listening in on Ed's confession, and now they are
taking Peggy captive.
In the meantime, Tom gets involved in a jailbreak through no fault of
his own, and when he learns what predicament Peggy is in, he rushes to her
rescue - and in the end of course all the baddie get their just desserts
while Tom gets the girl.
One of the better Westerns Tom Tyler made for Reliable - even if
that isn't saying all that much, right? What is a bit special about this
film is that the leading lady is actually allowed to do quite a lot of
things on her own: She's not just the girl who needs constant saving to
keep the story flowing but does some investigating even against Tom's
expre wishes, and in fights she is not just standing by the sidelines
screaming but does lend a helping hand every now and again. All that said,
I wouldn't exactly call The Laramie Kid a feminist film, but
seeing a woman in a more active role is a pleasent change, actually.
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