Kid Courageous

Bob Steele riding, roping, fencing and a great fight scene with Barney Furey. After wrecking havoc on the family business, William Bannister (Lafe McKee) conspires to get his son far away from his affairs. Luckily for him he meets up with the gorgeous damsel in distress Teresa Mendoza (Renee Borden). Kincaid (John Cowell) gives Steele and the sheriff (Arthur Loft) more than they bargained for. Hoot Gibson look-alike, Kit Guard plays a spirited role as Steele's sidekick. The Kid is well directed and provides a lot of action and a lot of fun.

Bob Steele is more interested in being a sportsman than in taking over the family business, so father Lafe McKee has him kidnapped and shipped down to the family mine to teach him a lesson. In the boxcar along the way, he meets up with Kit Guard, who agrees to impersonate him while he lies low. Along the way they discover that mine supervisor John Cowell has some underhanded plans in store, particularly for heiress Renee Borden.

It's a light-hearted yarn for Bob Steele fans, showing off his athleticism with some eye candy -- he's stripped to the waist for his work outs in some early scenes. Although some of the gags may not have aged very well, Bob shows off his usual agility with fist-fighting and riding, and also handles a whip in one fight and gets into a fencing match that looks pretty convincing. It's a good change of pace from the usual shoot-em-ups.