A Holy Terror (1931)
3/10
Creakier than the squeaks in the wood floor.
29 December 2018
Warning: Spoilers
This modern set Western is interesting for one element. The presence of future superstar Humphrey Bogart in one of his very first films will entice people to watch it, and then they'll move back to the classics of his like "Casablanca" and "The African Queen". Bogart's a vindictive ranch hand who discovers that newcomer George O'Brien is a suspect in the murder of his father and seeks to convince the local law that he's guilty.

Of course, O'Brien doesn't have the best entrance into the small community where Bogart resides, literally flying his airplane into the bathroom of young Sally Eilers who is in the middle of taking a shower. That's the only comical moments in this fortunately short Fox programmer that is not benefited by the absence of the newest technology discovered after the creation of sound in motion pictures. Ridiculous plot twists at the end involving wealthy Robert Warwick are extremely eye-rolling, leaving this film with a conclusion hitting a sour note.
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