O Grande Rodeio

This film essentially begins with a cowboy by the name of "Stony Brooke" (Robert Livingston) receiving a telegram from his good friend "Tucson Smith" (Ray Corrigan) that a wild range fire has devastated the grassland on their ranch. So, in desperate need of money to help feed their cattle, Stony persuades a traveling rodeo investor to advance him $1000 in exchange for his promise to capture a wild stallion named "Cyclone" which has captured everyone's imagination. Unfortunately, rather than being supportive of this news, Tucson expresses his concern due to the fact a young lady he's attracted to named "Alice Hartley" (June Martel) has expressed a great fondness for the wild horse and doesn't want him captured. To make matters even worse, once she meets Stony, Alice falls in love with him instead of Tucson. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this was a rather solid entry into the "Three Mesquiteers" series due in large part to the romantic angle within the overall plot. Likewise, if one pays close attention, they will notice that Roy Rogers makes a brief appearance in a singing role as well. Be that as it may, while I don't necessarily consider this to be a great Western by any means, it was certainly not inferior to most of the other films in this series, and I have rated it accordingly. Average.