The Thrill Hunter

Thrill Hunter (1933)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

Decent "B" movie has Buck Jones playing cowboy Buck Crosby who is pretty much a man who can't stop lying or at least telling wild, over-the-top stories. One day a film crew comes to his neck of the woods and he manages to get leading lady Marjorie Lane (Dorothy Revier) to believe these stories. He ends up back in Hollywood because of all these wild stories but it doesn't take long before the studio realizes that he's been lying. THRILL HUNTER is a pretty weird movie to say the least but I think film buffs will find it interesting simply because it gives one a behind-the-scenes look at a small studio back in the early sound era. Some of the best moments happen once in Hollywood and the cowboy gets on the movie studio and starts to deal with various departments. We get to see some of the dressing rooms, sets and also scenes of how movies were shot and how the sound was recorded. These moments here probably weren't that big of a deal back in the day but getting to see them together is pretty neat. As for the story, it's mildly interesting but at the same time there's no question that it's pretty stupid. It's hard to believe that this Crosby character could have fooled everyone but I guess this is taking the story a bit too serious. If you can just sit back and enjoy what the film offers then you should stay entertained throughout the 55-minute running time. Both Jones and Revier are good in their roles and I also thought Edward LeSaint was good as the film director.