Merolliv I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

Mehdi Hoffman There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

Zandra The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Caryl It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

dougdoepke Solid matinée western. Nothing like a barroom brawl to open the proceedings as the fists fly. The first part is action filled making good use of the Alabama Hills rock spires. Fortunately RKO popped for a lot of footage from that Neolithic scenery, the Sierras in the background. That's a good thing about many matinees—there's always natural wonders to compensate. Seems Ross and Chito set out to help build a public road through a hilly pass, instead of the toll road that baddie Dehner is strangling the town with. Trouble is Dehner has secret allies in town the cause problems for our guys. Catch Lynn Roberts as Mary who's anything but feminine adornment. She shoots a gun and gives orders as well as any man. And that's Cleo Moore as the cheeky blonde. She went on to star in a number of sleezy Hugo Haas films as a busty trollop. Note too the many familiar faces from the era in supporting roles, Pyle, Elliott, et.al. And catch the very last line that's between Mary and her husband. It's unusual for an oater of this type. Anyway, lots of hard riding, flying fists, and fast guns, enough to keep this front row geezer happy. And likely, you too.

alan-pratt I always think it ironic that some of the very best B westerns come from the period when they were finally on the way out, i.e.1950 onwards.This is a particularly good series entry, not because it is especially different or unusual, but because all of the necessary ingredients are neatly balanced. The plot is uncomplicated but wholly adequate, the cast (including stalwarts Toomey, Dehner, Harvey, Haggerty and Pyle) is well above average, the action sequences are well handled and evenly distributed throughout the film's short (61 minutes) running length and, this being an RKO picture, everything looks just as it should be. This may have been considered a "throwaway" item in the eyes of the studio but budget and facilities were still way ahead of those of the "poverty row" outfits responsible for the production of so many B westerns throughout the years.Tim Holt always came across in his movies as competent and likable: his performances were pleasantly understated. Sidekick, Richard Martin, was, I thought, a little on the dull side or, perhaps it would be fairer to say, the character he played was dull. There is, after all, only so much humour that can be squeezed from a long list of Mexican forenames and a penchant for pretty girls.But that is a minor quibble........

bkoganbing It's engineer Regis Toomey and his wife Lynne Roberts who are in need of a lot of help in constructing a new road and they get it from those two gallant knights of the plains, Tim Holt and Richard Martin. Toomey's drinking and suspicions about his wife's faithfulness isn't helping to get the job done.The local Ponderosa owner John Dehner has a road that everyone has to pay a heavy duty toll to use. Not good when you want to make a profit on your ranch cattle and farm products if you're a homesteader and Dehner's not squeamish about the methods he uses to collect and enforce.Merchant Robert Shayne is supposed to be with the people who buy at his store, but he's in complete cahoots with Dehner and the two are not dumb villains. They give Holt and Martin a good run.As you can guess by the title, dynamite plays a part in the climax of the film. Dynamite Pass is a good action filled Tim Holt western.

Art La Cues Dynamite Pass is an enjoyable western. Although like all "B " westerns it had less than a substantial budget, it enjoys a good cast, storyline, and scenery. Whether starring in an "A" or "B" feature, the presence of Tim Holt usually guaranteed a worthwhile viewing experience. He had screen presence that is sadly lacking in most actors today.