Partners of the Sunset

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Dub Taylor and Jimmy Wakely in Partners of the Sunset (1948)

Middle-aged Bill Thompson (Steve Darrell) returns to his ranch with his much younger bride, Janice (Christine Larson), and her supposed brother Lon (Leonard Penn). When Thompson's son Dan (J... Read allMiddle-aged Bill Thompson (Steve Darrell) returns to his ranch with his much younger bride, Janice (Christine Larson), and her supposed brother Lon (Leonard Penn). When Thompson's son Dan (Jay Kirby) disapproves of the surprise re-marriage of his father, the latter orders him off... Read allMiddle-aged Bill Thompson (Steve Darrell) returns to his ranch with his much younger bride, Janice (Christine Larson), and her supposed brother Lon (Leonard Penn). When Thompson's son Dan (Jay Kirby) disapproves of the surprise re-marriage of his father, the latter orders him off the ranch, without his promised horses, despite the pleas of ranch foreman Jimmy Wakely (... Read all

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Jimmy Wakely

Jimmy Wakely

Dub Taylor

Cannonball
(as 'Cannonball Taylor)

Christine Larson

Janice Thompson

Steve Darrell

Bill Thompson

Marshall Reed

Kirk Danvers

Jay Kirby

Dan Thompson

Leonard Penn

J.C. Lytton

Town Marshal

Bob Woodward

Deputy Bob

Carl Mathews

Spike - Henchman
(as Carl Matthews)

Carl Sepulveda

Hashknife - Henchman

Herman Hack

Barfly
(uncredited)

Agapito Martínez

Pete - Steel Guitar Player
(uncredited)

Jack Rivers

Guitarist
(uncredited)

Arthur 'Fiddlin' Smith

Fiddler
(uncredited)

Boyd Stockman

Deputy
(uncredited)

Director
- Lambert Hillyer
Writer
- J. Benton Cheney
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7alan-pratt

So who were the partners of the sunset then???

Jimmy Wakely was pretty darned good as singing cowboys went, though, truth be told, he was always more believable as one of the hero's warbling chums than as the main man himself.

Not to worry though, this one has 4 songs, some fist fights, plenty of chases and some moderate comedy from sidekick Dub "Cannonball" Taylor. There's also a better than usual plot courtesy of J. Benton Cheney - who wrote loads of episodes of The Cisco Kid amongst other things - and a genuinely intriguing performance by Christine Larsen as the wicked new wife of Jimmy's boss.

No Oscar nominations but a better than average outing for B western fans made even more enjoyable by the crisp print on the Monogram Cowboy Collection Volume 1.