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I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.

This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

Hoot Gibson and John Elliott want to buy the Sunset Range ranch, and are disappointed when they find out it's been sold to an Easterner. Hoot is even more disappointed when the new owner turns out to be Mary Doran, who wants him to dress like a movie cowboy, but some loaded dice settle that matter, and the good humor of both is on the point of sealing any rifts. However, it turns out that Miss Doran's brother has been dealing with some bank robbers, who have put stolen bonds in her luggage. When they show up, shoot the brother and kidnap the girl, it's up to Hoot and the ranch hands to settle the matter.This is a fine Hoot Gibson movie, directed by Leo MacCarey's under-rated brother, Ray. It shows off Hoot's sly good humor, and AD George Sherman, a couple of years before he began to take the director's chair, directs the action and stunt sequences very well. A clear winner for Hoot's fans.

Maybe we mostly go to B Westerns for the action, gun play and saloon fights and horseback chases. At least I do.But "Sunset Range" has something else: Charm.And good humor.And extremely likable ranch hands who suddenly find themselves employed by a city-slicker girl who herself just oozes charm.The joy of "Sunset Range" begins with a wonderful story, by Paul Schofield, of whom it is very difficult to find any information.That story is presented by director Ray McCarey, and it must run in the family, directorial excellence, because he was brother to Leo McCarey.McCarey is gifted with not only his own skill but with a cast that is about as close to perfect for this cine-play as a cast could get.Many of the performers play characters with their, the actors', names, such as Goober Glenn and George and Lem Sowards.One stand-out is John Elliott, who has credits starting in 1919 and running till 1956! He gives what must be the best performance in this movie, and one of the best I've ever seen in a B Western.The ranch-hand characters are dirty and dusty and unshaven fellows suddenly presented with a city-slicker girl as their new boss, because her brother bought her the ranch, and their reaction is priceless.One hand, though, is resentful. Even this lovely and adorable girl is still a girl and he just don't like 'em. Girls, that is.That hand is the estimable Hoot Gibson. I have only recently -- February of 2016 -- re-discovered Hoot and I am just enthralled. Maybe I'm speaking too soon, but so far I believe he is one of the most likable movie performers, probably in all of Hollywood history.He is not our standard rough and tough cowboy hero, but in real life he had been a cowboy who became a movie stunt man, an early one.He earns our admiration and liking by his personality and not just his fisticuffs.He and his cowboy colleagues in "Sunset Range" make us awfully glad we tuned in to watch them and the charming and adorable Bonnie, played by the charming and adorable Mary Doran.A good story so well played by this perfect cast is really quite a surprise to someone expecting a shoot-'em-up, but it should be a very pleasant surprise.By the way, there IS plenty of action, too, and director McCarey uses his cameras very well in capturing it.I highly recommend "Sunset Range" which is available at YouTube.

In the 1930s, 40s and 50s, a bazillion different B-series westerns were made starring the likes of Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, John Wayne and Hoppalong Cassidy. Some of these films were pretty weird, as very little effort was made to make them period pieces. So, you might see Gene Autry or Hoot Gibson on the telephone, chasing men in a car or truck while they are on horseback or using the latest electrical devices! These anachronisms were not in most of these films but they were pretty common. Because "Sunset Range" is one of these very anachronistic films, it is strange to watch. After all, many of the characters dress in contemporary 1930s garb and the rest dress like traditional cowboys. But, weird as this aspect is of the film, the plot is light and engaging and worth seeing.A group of cowboys are horrified to hear that their ranch where they work has been bought by someone back east. When this mystery owner arrives, he turns out to be a she--and most of the men are thrilled to meet her. But one of them (Hoot) isn't and has a hard time accepting a lady boss. However, she likes him and he likes her--so what are they to do? See this film and find out--but I am pretty sure there is no way you'll guess exactly what happens next.Inventive and worth seeing if you like B-westerns.

I'll admit I enjoyed this movie WAY more then I should have. Hoot Gibson is starting grow on me for some odd reason, it seems he wanted to be a western star without really resorting to guns to resolve feuds. In this movie, he plays a hired hand who realizes the land, Sunset Ranch, he wanted so desperately to have has been sold! To a woman to boot! So he's rather annoyed about that, but of course, being a western and all, the woman starts getting more charming by the minute. But the woman's brother who also owns the land, is a bit shady, he's in the mafia you see, and his activities spill over into the Ranch. So it's up to Hoot and his gang to do something about it! I hate to say this, but I found this to be one of the better written B westerns out there, full of funny dialogue and cute one liners, this had me from the get go, so I would definitely recommend this if you're looking for a great B western.