Karry Best movie of this year hands down!

Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Borserie it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.

Megamind To all those who have watched it: I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do.

JohnHowardReid Randolph Scott (Larry Sutton), Ann Sheridan (Rita Ballard), Charles "Chic" Sale (Deputy Tex Murdock), George F. Marion (James Ballard), Mrs Leslie Carter (Mrs Borg), James C. Eagles (John Borg), Willie Fung (Ling Yat), Kathleen Burke (Flora Ballard), Howard Wilson (Fritz Ballard), Florence Roberts (Mrs Ballard).Director: CHARLES BARTON. Screenplay: Edward E. Paramore, junior. Adapted by Ethel Doherty from the novel Golden Dreams by Zane Grey. Photography: Archie Stout. Art directors: Hans Dreier and David S. Garber. Music: Rudolph G. Kopp. Producer: Harold Hurley. Copyright 7 February 1935 by Paramount. U.S. release: 1 March 1935. Australian release: 4 September 1935. Re-released in 1950 by Favorite Films as The Fighting Westerner. Critics' Choice DVD rates 9 out of ten. NOTES: The first of only two talkies made by the distinguished stage actress, Mrs Leslie Carter ("The American Sarah Bernhardt"), who is the subject of the 1940 movie, "Lady With Red Hair". COMMENT: This "B" western is a must-see if only for the presence of Mrs Leslie Carter who has a major role which she plays with unforgettable (if somewhat theatrical) gusto. Director Charles Barton was wise enough to indulge her with many close-ups. We wonder if the celebrated red hair is actually a wig, but the important thing is that we see her and hear her. Truly, a theater-lover's heaven. However, "Rocky Mountain Mystery" has many other features of interest as well. Just take the rest of the cast: George Marion, who starred opposite Garbo in her first talkie, Anna Christie (1930), is great as the crippled mine-owner. Randolph Scott is at his personable best as the hero, playing opposite here the lovely Ann Sheridan. Charles "Chic" Sale, a very popular artist in his day, displays plenty of fire in the serio-comic role of a none too-bright old codger who has been roped in as a deputy sheriff. Kathleen Burke elicits plenty of sympathy as a brittle but imperiled heiress, while Florence Roberts makes the most of a stand-out scene in she confronts both Mrs. Leslie Carter and then George Marion. Director Charles Barton not only deftly underscores all the various plot surprises but invests the movie with an overall atmosphere that is truly chilling, assisted here by marvelous art direction, spooky photography, disorienting sound effects, and production values that can only be described as staggering.

classicsoncall I would never have figured Randolph Scott and Ann Sheridan in a picture together, much less a Western. At least it's nominally a Western, with it's fair share of mystery elements as hero Larry Sutton (Scott) arrives on the scene as a mining engineer with a penchant for detective work.I saw this picture under the title "The Fighting Westerner", packaged as part of a two hundred fifty film Western collection by Mill Creek Entertainment. The surprise of the movie in retrospect was the actor Chic Sale portraying Deputy Sheriff Tex Murdock, who I would have sworn was in his Seventies, but a quick check of his bio revealed he was only fifty at the time he made this picture. He died the year after this film's release of pneumonia and something tells me he would have been a cool character to know personally.If you think about it, the way the villain dispatched his victims here was pretty gruesome. But I have to tell you, that hydraulic press made such a hideous noise I had to lower the volume every time it's power was engaged. At one point, our hero is knocked out and placed strategically under the press to become it's next victim, but if you're attentive, you'll see the 'unconscious' Randolph Scott move his left arm across his chest. Fortunately, he wakes up just in the nick of time to solve the murder mystery and hook up with Ann Sheridan by the end of the story. I did a double take when I saw them under those palm trees, but heck, that made as much sense as anything else in the story.

Michael_Elliott Rocky Mountain Mystery (1935) ** (out of 4) Randolph Scott stars in this "B" picture, which is based on a story by Zane Grey. In the film Scott has to go to a small mining town where murders are taking place for what appears to be a possible future inheritance. Scott must battle the bad guys, find out who the killer is and romance Ann Sheridan. This is a rather strange film that mixed with Western and Mystery genres together but the end result isn't as good as one would hope. The biggest problem are the incredibly low production values, which usually leaves all the action to one small place. There's never any scope to the film and the low budget doesn't leave much that the cast can do. In fact it seems like the budget is so low that they can't really do much of anything except talk. The mystery itself isn't too interesting but Scott does make the film worth watching. He's certainly not his classic self here but he is good enough for the film. Sheridan is decent in her role but still a little rough around the edges. This was director Barton's third film and of course he's go on to do several Abbott and Costello films. He handles the material here pretty well even though he doesn't have too much to work with.

oldsenior I quite enjoyed this movie. Randoph Scott was quite good as the agent sent to investigate things (I can understand how Cary Grant was supposed to be smitten by him at the time). I liked the production values for this 1935 film, it helped me know more about 1935. I enjoyed the story and was mildly taken by surprise as to the "who done-it". The old lady was a "hoot", I understand she was quite an actress in her day and quite a personality also: a movie was made about her and her husband, for some unusual reason. Loved watching Ann Sheridan and all the other actors (seemed like a stage play) who all seemed to have long and interesting careers. Loved the scene in Hawaii for some reason, maybe it tied up all the loose ends, happy ending, etc. I also prefer the "Rocky Mountain Mystery" title as opposed to "The Fighting Westerner" title that I bought.