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Westward Ho!

  • 1942
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  • 56m
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6.9/10
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Lois Collier, Rufe Davis, Bob Steele, and Tom Tyler in Westward Ho! (1942)
DramaWestern

Mrs. Hensley (Evelyn Brent),president of the Spring Valley bank, is also the leader of a gang that rob banks in the surrounding communities. Despite her protests, the Bankers Association off... Read allMrs. Hensley (Evelyn Brent),president of the Spring Valley bank, is also the leader of a gang that rob banks in the surrounding communities. Despite her protests, the Bankers Association offers a$5,000 reward for each bank robber killed. Mrs. Hensley then devises a scheme to turn... Read allMrs. Hensley (Evelyn Brent),president of the Spring Valley bank, is also the leader of a gang that rob banks in the surrounding communities. Despite her protests, the Bankers Association offers a$5,000 reward for each bank robber killed. Mrs. Hensley then devises a scheme to turn the reward offer into a bonanza for herself and her aide Rick West (Donald Curtis.) Coffe... Read all

  • Director
    • John English
  • Writers
    • Morton Grant
    • Doris Schroeder
    • William Colt MacDonald
  • Stars
    • Bob Steele
    • Tom Tyler
    • Rufe Davis
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    37
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    • Director
      • John English
    • Writers
      • Morton Grant
      • Doris Schroeder
      • William Colt MacDonald
    • Stars
      • Bob Steele
      • Tom Tyler
      • Rufe Davis
    • 2User reviews
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    Bob Steele
    Bob Steele
    • Tucson Smith
    Tom Tyler
    Tom Tyler
    • Stony Brooke
    Rufe Davis
    Rufe Davis
    • Lullaby Joslin
    Evelyn Brent
    Evelyn Brent
    • Mrs. Healey
    Donald Curtis
    Donald Curtis
    • Rick West
    Lois Collier
    Lois Collier
    • Anne Henderson
    Emmett Lynn
    Emmett Lynn
    • Sheriff
    John James
    John James
    • Jimmy Henderson
    Tom Seidel
    Tom Seidel
    • Wayne Henderson
    Jack Kirk
    Jack Kirk
    • Deputy
    Budd Buster
    Budd Buster
    • Henchman Coffee
    Roy Bucko
    Roy Bucko
    • Deputy Ed
    • (uncredited)
    Horace B. Carpenter
    Horace B. Carpenter
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    John Cason
    John Cason
    • Henchman
    • (uncredited)
    Edmund Cobb
    Edmund Cobb
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Curley Dresden
    • Henchman
    • (uncredited)
    Kenne Duncan
    Kenne Duncan
    • Henchman Dallas
    • (uncredited)
    Jayne Hazard
    Jayne Hazard
    • Blonde Photographer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • John English
    • Writers
      • Morton Grant
      • Doris Schroeder
      • William Colt MacDonald
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    Bankers Robbing Banks

    Rick West, "Couple of em have so many bullet holes in them they whistle when they ride fast". The 'Three Mesquiteers' series is better than ever with Bob Steele and Tom Tyler. This time Lullaby is well played by Rufe Davis, better known as conductor Floyd Smoot in 'Green Acres' and 'Petticoat Junction'. The plot is set in motion by the villain and banker Evelyn Brent and her partner in crime West (Donald Curtis) when they instruct their henchmen to get "civic minded". This gets actress/singer Lois Collier's brother killed and her cousin is on the lamb. The Sheriff (Emmett Lynn) is throwing lead at everyone including Tucson, Stony and Lullaby.
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    Who says a bandit is worthless?

    Westward Ho is thin on plot and heavy on action. A group of bank robbers has gotten too successful, so the Bankers' Association finally issues posters that say, "$5,000 REWARD FOR A DEAD BANDIT NOT ONE CENT FOR A LIVE ONE." This makes the situation too hot for the outlaws until they come up with a way to turn the tables toward their own favor again. They just trick someone to take a hold-up note to the bank and shoot him on the spot to collect the $5,000 reward money every time.

    Poor Wayne Henderson is the first person to be used by the outlaws, and this causes his brother Jimmy to seek revenge against the Bankers' Association for instituting their reckless policy. The next intended victim of the outlaws is none other than Lullaby Joslin of the Three Mesquiteers. He narrowly escapes being killed on the spot in the bank, so the crooks form a lynch mob to quickly silence Lullaby for fear of their plot to cheat the banks being discovered. When Stony and Tuscon help Lullaby escape the noose they become branded as the gang of outlaws that has been robbing the banks. For the rest of the movie they have to discover who the real gang and its leaders are while they have to stay clear of the sheriff and his posse.

    At the beginning of Westward Ho we see Mrs. Healey (Evelyn Brent) and Rick West (Donald Curtis) as the leaders of the gang discuss how things have gotten too hot to continue more robberies. It just happens that Healey is the head of the Bankers' Association and unable to contain the bankers anymore. That is why they offered the reward for dead bandits. Healey and West come up with the plan to use the reward offered by the Bankers' Association as a way to drain the banks of more money. Westerns with female villains are rare, and in this case Evelyn Brent perfectly plays the part of Mrs. Healey as cold and evil.

    Rufe Davis should have made more westerns. Filling Max Terhune's shoes as Lullaby Joslin was a big job, but Davis did it! Terhune, along with Ray Corrigan, left Republic and the Mesquiteers series to form the Range Busters at Monogram a couple of years before Westward Ho was made. Rufe Davis' comedy was an excellent replacement for Terhune and his ventriloquist dummy, Elmer.

    Along with a female villain, Westward Ho is different in at least two other ways. First, Jimmy's sister, Anne, is present throughout the movie, but there is no romance angle. Usually some member of almost every trio shows an interest in the ubiquitous young girl that appeared in every B western. Second, there is no mention of cattle anywhere in this cowboy movie. That in itself is not so odd, but often there is a group of cattlemen in a B western. In this case it is a group of bankers although they are never seen. Westward Ho is focused on the Mesquiteers and the outlaw gang; it is exclusively good guys versus bad guys.

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    • Release date
      • April 24, 1942 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Riders for Justice
    • Filming locations
      • Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Republic Pictures
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    • Runtime
      56 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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