Dead or Alive

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Henry Hall, Charles King, Dave O'Brien, Tex Ritter, and Guy Wilkerson in Dead or Alive (1944)

The Rangers are after Yackey and his gang. Posing as an outlaw, Dave arrives as Panhandle's prisoner and works his way into the gang. Tex arrives and joins Wright's committee. Tex plans a tr... Read allThe Rangers are after Yackey and his gang. Posing as an outlaw, Dave arrives as Panhandle's prisoner and works his way into the gang. Tex arrives and joins Wright's committee. Tex plans a trap for the gang but things go awry when the gang catches Tex and the Committee catches Dav... Read allThe Rangers are after Yackey and his gang. Posing as an outlaw, Dave arrives as Panhandle's prisoner and works his way into the gang. Tex arrives and joins Wright's committee. Tex plans a trap for the gang but things go awry when the gang catches Tex and the Committee catches Dave and both are about to be hung.

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5.9/10

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Tex Ritter

Tex Haines aka Idaho Kid

Dave O'Brien

Dave Wyatt

Guy Wilkerson

Panhandle Perkins

Marjorie Clements

Arline Arthur

Rebel Randall

Belle Loper

Ray Bennett

Clint Yackey - Saloon Owner

Charles King

Red Avery

Bud Osborne

Committee Member

Henry Hall

Judge Henry Wright

Ted Mapes

Luke Brown

Jimmy Aubrey

Bank Teller
(uncredited)
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Ed Cassidy

John Ealey - Bank President
(uncredited)

Frank Ellis

Yackey Henchman
(uncredited)

Herman Hack

Posse Member
(uncredited)

Jack Hendricks

Juror at Wyatt's Trial
(uncredited)

Reed Howes

Yackey Henchman with Rifle
(uncredited)

George Morrell

Gambler
(uncredited)

Wen Wright

Henchman Guard
(uncredited)

Director
- Elmer Clifton
Writer
- Harry L. Fraser
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Tex is the Idaho Kid !

This 1944 sagebrush tale from singin' cowboy Tex Ritter offers a standard storyline, coupled with a few of Ritter's signature western ditties. Dave O'Brien goes undercover to work himself into a local gang, but eventually both he and Tex end up in hot water !

Tex Ritter's films were always predictable in my opinion, but were adequate as films of the singing cowboy genre. This one was a pleasant diversion, offering his fans the matinée thrills and western tunes which they had come to expect.

Dave O'Brien was especially good in this film. He was a good performer, who never quite reached the stardom he deserved. This film is worth a look, especially to catch his fine performance. Enjoy !

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Panhandle you klutz

Tex Ritter, Dave OBrien, and Guy Wilkerson are the Texas Rangers in this poorly plotted PRC western which has O'Brien posing as an outlaw and prisoner of Wilkerson and escaping to join an outlaw gang and wrk from the inside.

Wilkerson who is the comic relief in this trio wasn't all that funny here. In fact he's downright stupid and in thus case his stupidity nearly gets his partners hung.

Main attraction is Tex Ritter warbling a few cowboy ditties.

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Trivia
This film's earliest documented telecasts took place in both New York City and Baltimore Sunday 26 December 1948 on WCBS (Channel 2) and on WMAR (Channel 2).

Goofs
In the opening foreword to the film, there's a dedication to the law officers of 1880. However in the movie's final scene, Tex Ritter opens his hand to reveal a shiny new quarter, and the date on it was 1938.