Aces and Eights (1936)
1936 · Feature film · 61 min · dir. Sam Newfield
Gentleman Tim Deals A Death Hand In A Crooked Game!
- Western
- Action
Synopsis
Tim Madigan (Tim McCoy), gentleman gambler who never carries a gun, exposes a card sharp cheating Jose Hernandez (Red Lease.) Later, the gambler is shot after being knocked unconscious by Tim. Through circumstances, Jose thinks he did the killing, while Marshal Tom Barstow (Earle Hodgins) thinks Tim is the guilty party.Tim takes refuge at the ranch of Don Hernandez (Joseph Girard) and his daughter Juanita (Luana Walters), not knowing the youth he befriended is the runaway son of the family.…
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Director
- Sam Newfield
- Writer
- Joseph O'Donnell
- Studio
- Sigmund Neufeld Productions
- Released
- 1936-06-06
- Running time
- 61 minutes
Cast & crew
Sam Newfield Director
Tim McCoy
Luana Walters
Rex Lease
Wheeler Oakman
J. Frank Glendon
Charles Stevens
Earle Hodgins
Jimmy Aubrey
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Tim McCoy : Urbane, Debonair, Unheeled · bobsluckycat · 2005-08-03
In 1985, I taped a chopped up copy of this film with my new Betamax from the long defunct Satellite Program Network. Based on that copy, I have avoided looking at the Archive copy. I was sorry to have waited. This is a superior re-stored print. Sharp, unbroken, superior sound, obviously excellant production values. Tim McCoy plays a very low-key gambler out to right some wrongs with Jimmy Aubrey a very restrained side kick. The story is very low key, but superior because of it. Its sort of Bret Maverick 20 years before James Garner came along. The black hat, black cutaway coat would become…
★★★★ · Tim McCoy - Aces All The Way · Poohbah70 · 2019-12-02
A superior western starring Tim McCoy, e of the gimlet eyes and a stare that will burn holes in you. This is not your usual shoot 'em up western - it is a low-key tale of good against bad. McCoy plays a notorious gambler who doesn't wear a gun. On the other hand, his partner and back-up, Jimmy Aubrey, does and is rather handy with it. The story line is simple enough - while in Nevada, McCoy shows up a card shark who is soon murdered and then befriends a Mexican who believes he is the killer. McCoy and Aubrey cross the California state line for safety, where they meet the Mexican again and…
★★★★ · Fun stuff.. · Therby · 2006-01-15
I think this is different from the standard western of the time. I thought it was interesting that the hero had a gunman to assist him, while he himself did not carry a gun. They kind of flipped the sidekick and hero characters just a little. Nice twist...
★★★★ · lucky day! · B&W · 2007-03-05
this is a really feel good movie. it's not hokey and i like the gentleman gambler who tries to set things straight even though he is a sinner.
