Crashing Thru (1949)
When Ranger Raymond is killed during a stage holdup, Wells Fargo Agent Whip Wilson assumes his identity.
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Undescribable Perfection
In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
I gave this film a 9 out of 10, because it was exactly what I expected it to be.
A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.
My first acquaintance with Whip Wilson and his westerns begins with this one Crashing Thru. Wilson was Monogram's answer to Lash LaRue and Andy Clyde who had just finished almost a decade as one of Hopalong Cassidy's sidekicks plays the sidekick part here. No accident that Clyde is remembered for his Hoppy westerns.Wilson sat the saddle well, looked good but had zero personality. No wonder his westerns have not stood the test of time. In this one he plays a Wells Fargo agent taking over where a partner who was killed in a stagecoach holdup. Wilson pretends to be a masked rider who is functioning as an old west Robin Hood to get the goods on the villains who are typical western villains who do everything from forgery, to rustling, to murder.Nothing memorable here.