Dennis Morgan

Philip Carey

Amanda Blake

Rita Moreno

Paul Picerni

Ray Teal

Jay Novello

Robert J. Wilke

Sheb Wooley

George O'Hanlon

Charles Meredith

Merv Griffin

Chuck Roberson

Sue Casey

Joe Bassett

Noel M. Smith

Thomas W. Blackburn

Ted D. McCord

Western

Cattle Town

Warner Bros. Pictures

United States of America

Mike McGann is The Man.

Directed by Noel M. Smith and starring Dennis Morgan, there's not a lot to write home about here for Western fans. Yet there's just enough of good old fashioned yee-haw to keep it from stinker status. Plot is set in post-civil-war Texas and finds crafty Notherners buying up the land for nefarious gains. In comes the government envoy to investigate, at the front is tough guy Mike McGann (Morgan).

It's a curious mix of gunfights and singing - including a barber quintet - but the action is well staged and not in short supply, while the finale is rather rousing as cattle go berserk. It never sits still so three's no boredom factor - as it runs at just a little over 70 minutes - and Morgan (in his last WB role) is a likable leading man for this type of material. 5/10

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