Tom Riley and sidekick Windy arrive at the Baker ranch where horses are being rustled. It appears the culprit is a wild horse, but Tom catches and rides the horse which leads to trouble with... Read allTom Riley and sidekick Windy arrive at the Baker ranch where horses are being rustled. It appears the culprit is a wild horse, but Tom catches and rides the horse which leads to trouble with the real rustlers.Tom Riley and sidekick Windy arrive at the Baker ranch where horses are being rustled. It appears the culprit is a wild horse, but Tom catches and rides the horse which leads to trouble with the real rustlers.
Terry Walker
- Helen Baker
- (as Alice Dahl)
Richard Alexander
- Mack Larkin
- (as Dick Alexander)
Slim Whitaker
- Bert
- (as Charles Whitaker)
Jimmy Aubrey
- Cowhand
- (uncredited)
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Lane Chandler
- Man in Bar
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Art Dillard
- Cowhand
- (uncredited)
Jack Evans
- Henchman
- (uncredited)
Bud McClure
- Brawler
- (uncredited)
Lew Meehan
- Bartender
- (uncredited)
George Morrell
- Barfly
- (uncredited)
Tex Palmer
- Ranch Hand
- (uncredited)
Robert Walker
- Sheriff
- (uncredited)
Dorothy Whitmore
- Bar X Cook
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThis film is one of over 200 titles in the list of independent feature films made available for television presentation by Advance Television Pictures announced in Motion Picture Herald 4 April 1942. At this time, television broadcasting was in its infancy, almost totally curtailed by the advent of World War II, and would not continue to develop until 1945-1946. Because of poor documentation (feature films were often not identified by title in conventional sources) no record has yet been found of its initial television broadcast. Its earliest documented Post-WWII telecasts took place in Los Angeles Sunday 8 May 1949 on KTSL (Channel 2), in Binghamton NY Sunday 4 December 1949 on WNBF (Channel 12), in Philadelphia Wednesday 4 January 1950 on WFIL (Channel 6), and in Salt Lake City Wednesday 5 July 1950 on KDYL (Channel 4).
- ConnectionsRemake of Phantom of the Desert (1930)
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Cowboy movies: That's what makes my world go 'round
There is a lot to like in any Tom Tyler movie, but in this one, there is some to dislike, too.
I saw "Coyote Trails" in a choppy print at YouTube, choppy enough to be irritating and distracting, but the movie itself is a pretty good one anyway.
There is some clever dialogue, including where the female lead, played by the unknown-to-me Alice Dahl, says, after Tom, played by Tom Tyler, explains his idea on how to catch the wild horse, "The weak female always lures the brave male." Then Tom replies, "I guess that's what makes the world go 'round." And when in fact the wild horse gets together with the woman's mare, he gets to say again, "I guess that's what makes the world go 'round."
Cute and clever dialogue in a script that also has some holes. For example, Tom decides early on, with no apparent reason, the horse is not really the thief.
The editing and directing could both be tighter, and, worst of all, the fight scenes lacked the choreography of Yakima Canutt, and looked ... lame, un-realistic ... at least un-movie-realistic.
Oh, one other complaint: The female costumes. All the women were dressed for about 1935, even though the men looked about 1880. I've seen that in many another western, but it is still jarring, very anachronistic.
All the players were acceptable, except possibly Miss Dahl, and she was cute. But Slim Whitaker gave one of his usual great performances and the venerable Lafe McKee shone also, as usual.
The chief bad guy is another unknown-to-me actor, Richard Alexander, billed here as Dick Alexander. He was very believable, kinda clumsy and gauche, and pretty much what I would expect of someone his size trying to outwit his neighbor. Intriguing performance.
I very much recommend "Coyote Trails," despite the pointless generic title, and despite the bad print. Hey, Tom Tyler is in it.
I saw "Coyote Trails" in a choppy print at YouTube, choppy enough to be irritating and distracting, but the movie itself is a pretty good one anyway.
There is some clever dialogue, including where the female lead, played by the unknown-to-me Alice Dahl, says, after Tom, played by Tom Tyler, explains his idea on how to catch the wild horse, "The weak female always lures the brave male." Then Tom replies, "I guess that's what makes the world go 'round." And when in fact the wild horse gets together with the woman's mare, he gets to say again, "I guess that's what makes the world go 'round."
Cute and clever dialogue in a script that also has some holes. For example, Tom decides early on, with no apparent reason, the horse is not really the thief.
The editing and directing could both be tighter, and, worst of all, the fight scenes lacked the choreography of Yakima Canutt, and looked ... lame, un-realistic ... at least un-movie-realistic.
Oh, one other complaint: The female costumes. All the women were dressed for about 1935, even though the men looked about 1880. I've seen that in many another western, but it is still jarring, very anachronistic.
All the players were acceptable, except possibly Miss Dahl, and she was cute. But Slim Whitaker gave one of his usual great performances and the venerable Lafe McKee shone also, as usual.
The chief bad guy is another unknown-to-me actor, Richard Alexander, billed here as Dick Alexander. He was very believable, kinda clumsy and gauche, and pretty much what I would expect of someone his size trying to outwit his neighbor. Intriguing performance.
I very much recommend "Coyote Trails," despite the pointless generic title, and despite the bad print. Hey, Tom Tyler is in it.
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- morrisonhimself
- Aug 6, 2015
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