Evengyny Thanks for the memories!

Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Myron Clemons A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

Payno I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

utgard14 Amusing western starring baseball legend Lou Gehrig. The Iron Horse plays himself in this as he heads Out West to live on his (fictional) sister's ranch. There he joins forces with singing cowboy lawyer Smith Ballew to battle perennial heavy Cy Kendall and Arthur Loft, who have a nice little protection racket going. Fun stuff, although not always for the right reasons. Simple coloring book-level of intellect and craftsmanship went into this, but I can't say it isn't entertaining in its way. It's a low budget oater with a baseball player as the star. No one should expect Stagecoach.

FightingWesterner Singing cowboy/crusading attorney Smith Ballew is looking for a brave cattleman to go up against the crooked Rancher's Protective Association, which has been shaking down local ranch owners. He finds what he's looking for in baseball star Lou Gehrig (!), who's quit baseball and along with his sister, bought a local spread.In all, this celebrity-driven production isn't half bad. It's a pleasant enough hour of entertainment, with some good action and an irresistible chance to see Gehrig at the height of his career, in his only acting gig. Evalyn Knapp, who play's his sister, is pretty cute too!As a Saturday matinée hero, the rough and tumble Gehrig is surprisingly good. One amusing scene has him taking out a pool hall full of bad guys by pitching billiard balls against their heads and another has Lou belting out a (lip-synched?) cowboy song with Ballew, while riding the trail!

funkyfry Basically this is a pretty standard oater from the late 30s with the addition of baseball legend Lou Gehrig (second billed behind Smith Ballew, who plays a crooning cowboy lawyer). Sol Lesser isn't exactly know for top quality productions, and this one isn't all that great to look at (the cheap transfer to DVD that I saw didn't help), but it's fun to see Gehrig handle dialog and even a few lines of singing where he mentions his "versatility" on the diamond, which made me laugh because as far as I know the guy always played first base which is the easiest position to play in baseball. In fact Lou Gehrig sort of set the template for how the Yankees and other teams built their offense for the next several decades. He gets to show off his baseball skills in the Western context in at least two other scenes, once when he knocks a baseball through a window to stop his sister (Evalyn Knapp) from signing a contract with the evil racketeers, and even better in the bar fight when he knocks out a dozen assailants with pool balls. I guess they screenwriters didn't know that a first baseman usually can't pitch to save his life.It's sad to think of Gehrig wasted by illness just a few years after this film, because he looks and sounds great here. I mean he's not really an actor, but he could have become decent if he had made more films. I was surprised by how good looking he was; I've seen pictures of him but it's more striking on film. It makes you think that Gary Cooper wasn't that crazy a choice to play him on film after all.The rest of the cast is decent, but the plot is so predictable that anyone over the age of 6 might be bored unless they're a fan of these kind of movies like I am. Poor Knapp doesn't have anything to do but smile at Smith Ballew and of course break down and show her weakness by agreeing to sign the contract to spare Ballew's character from danger. Ballew himself I haven't really seen in anything else, he seems like a pretty generic example of the singing cowboy and doesn't even have a particularly good voice.On the whole though I enjoyed the movie. It's very short, it has all the things you need in a good standard-issue oater like good stunt riding, a couple fistfights, some gun-play, and a big cavalry ride at the end. Pretty enjoyable for an undemanding Sunday morning or whatever.

Gehrig4 ...then you must watch this movie. I've been a big fan all my life and have always thought that there just wasn't enough extended film footage on him. There are lots and lots of interviews with Babe Ruth yet it's difficult to find anything like that with Gehrig so I had searched for a long time to get a good copy of Rawhide - Lou's one and only full length movie. Of course this movie was made in 1938 so the quality is not the best, but all and all, the movie was entertaining. Lou plays himself. After finishing the baseball season, he heads out to Montana for some rest and relaxation on his sister's ranch. Well, as it turns out, she is being pressured to join the "association" which provides protection for local ranchers. Yet it's really just a bully organization that bleeds all of the local ranchers of their profits. Gehrig's performance is enjoyable. He's almost giddy in his acting which makes the movie all that more watchable. There's a real good fight scene in the local saloon where Lou takes out his opponents one-by-one by throwing billiard balls at him. And of course, the movie ends on a happy note. Hope you're able to get a copy of this movie. Watch it and enjoy.