Under Western Stars (1938) YTS - Download Yify Movie

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 6 / 10

Roy' (Roy Rogers) is fed up with his

'Roy' (Roy Rogers) is fed up with his community being starved of water by the greedy water company, so he vows to do something about it. Though the 'Frog' (Smiley Burnette) dropping the water valve into the reservoir nearby helps a little, he needs to engage with Washington and so he goes and gets himself elected. Once there, he discovers that nobody is paying attention to him or his cause, until he befriends the feisty 'Eleanor' (Carol Hughes) who's dad (Gary Usher) just happens to own the self-same utility. She takes our novice lawmaker under her wing and is soon showing him enough of the ropes for him to realise that he is going to have to be pretty devious if he is to enlist the help of his fellow congressman 'Marlowe' (Tom Chatterton) and 'Sen. Wilson' (Brandon Beach). That's where his friends come in, as they stage an ambush and then expose the visiting party to some of the dust-ridden hardships faced by these hardy but desperate farmers. Along the way, Rogers does his best wandering minstrel impression and it's probably the brief 'Send My Mail to the County Jail' that sticks most in the mind as a gentle chemistry emerges between him and Hughes; Burnette pretends to be Andy Devine and a broad swipe is taken at 1930s politicians who don't care a jot about their long-suffering rural constituents. On that last point there is quite a fearsome dust-storm to illustrates just how arid conditions were for these pioneers and though debutant Rogers is a little too wooden, this is still quite a watchable story with a message worth sharing.

Reviewed by classicsoncall 6 / 10

"Young man..., your methods are not only unethical, they're phenomenal!"

Reviewed by planktonrules 7 / 10

A bit of a career misstep for Gene Autry.

During the 1930s, there was no cowboy more popular than Gene Autry, so it's not surprising that he'd flex his muscles a bit and demand a higher salary. Unfortunately for Gene, he picked the absolute worst time to walk off on his contract---as Republic Pictures then substituted a relative newcomer into his next planned picture, "Under Western Skies". That newcomer was Roy Rogers--and in a few years he'd surpass Autry in popularity. I am pretty sure Gene must have felt pretty foolish after this--especially since "Under Western Stars" turned out to be a very good picture and much better than Gene's usual output! The film begins with a bunch of ranchers at their wits end. The water company has jacked up the rates after they turned the land into a dessert. Now folks cannot afford to water their cattle and they are, naturally, hopping mad. Roy (along with Smiley Burnett) leads the fight against the water company and eventually they get the idea to run him for Congress. After all, their elected official is clearly in the pocket of the water company. Not surprisingly, Roy wins and goes to Washington to change things. Unfortunately, he learns that change comes slow and now he finds himself in the middle of what could be an all-out war between the ranchers and the water company. Can he manage to fix things AND still get the girl? The plot to "Under Western Stars" is the best thing going for it. It's unique--and that's something you can't say about many of the B-westerns! On top of that, the music is good and Roy's voice is about equal to Gene's. All around, one of Roy's best efforts as he hits a grand slam the first time up at bat, so to speak.

Under Western Stars

1938

Adventure / Drama / Western

Under Western Stars

1938

Adventure / Drama / Western

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Roy' (Roy Rogers) is fed up with his

"Young man..., your methods are not only unethical, they're phenomenal!"

A bit of a career misstep for Gene Autry.

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