Border Vengeance (1935)

★★ · Reb Russell Wreaks Vengeance on the Viewer · Poohbah70 · 2019-12-15

Yes, as most reviewers agree, this is one of the worst B westerns ever made - why they bothered is a mystery. All the actors - particularly Russell - are high school production quality - well Chas. (Slim) Whittaker posse leader has too small a part to make any impact on the film's quality; and Kenneth MacDonald is the high point as a nasty, twisted bad guy - but he was better in some of the Three Stooges shorts than he is here. Mary Jane Carey is sort of attractive, but still high school quality - she's laughable yelling "...hit him, hit him again..." as Russell pummels MacDonald in the…

★★ · Dumb-Founded Western · bobsluckycat · 2005-03-17

I must admit that Reb Russell was a little before my time, but he comes across as a very low budget Buck Jones. Look at that rig, string-tied shirt and all, and the white horse Rebel. However Buck Jones could act while Mr. Russell couldn't. However he did project a certain personable quality. I have seen a lot of "B" westerns over the years and for one reason or another never came upon any of the nine films that Reb Russell made until now. I know a lot about him, however from what I've read. Sorry to say, I have to agree with what's been written. This film is flawed in many ways, especially…

★★ · Watch out for the mud!!! · Bill T. · 2006-03-11

Very slow western here that has almost 2 plots to it, the first involving our hero Reb Russell (with his horse Rebel!) stopping a cattle rustler from acquiring any more land (he shoots off part of his ear!), and the second part takes place 5 years later, our antagonist not knowing any better by kidnapping Russells girl AND threatening to kill her father AND Russell (with a pretty stupid plan that the antagonist dreamed up with Russell and her Father getting into a gunfight in a forest at night). So what happens in the middle? A Rodeo. Yes, a rodeo. For 15 MINUTES we see murky footage of a…