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Where the Buffalo Roam
Tex returns to Santa Fe to find his Mother murdered. Foster runs the town and all crimes committed by his gang are blamed on Rogel and his men. He makes Tex Marshal but this backfires when Tex enlists Rogel and his men and goes after Foster who he now knows is responsible for his Mother's death.
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Plot Summary
A prospector named Dusty is hired by a crooked banker to swindle a naive rancher out of his land. Dusty finds himself falling for the rancher's daughter, and must decide where his loyalties lie. He attempts to expose the banker's scheme and protect the rancher and his daughter from ruin.
Critical Reception
The film was a modest B-movie Western that received generally unremarkable reviews, often cited as a standard entry in the genre of its time. It is primarily remembered for its straightforward plot and the performances of its cast in familiar archetypes.
What Reviewers Say
A predictable but competently made Western.
Features standard genre elements with a familiar good-versus-bad storyline.
Edgar Buchanan provides a solid, if understated, lead performance.
Google audience: Audience reception is not readily available for this older film, but it is generally viewed as a typical, low-budget Western from the era.
Fun Fact
The film was one of several Westerns produced by Monogram Pictures that aimed to provide solid, if unexceptional, entertainment for Saturday matinees.
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