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Border Feud
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Directed by Ray Taylor.
Despite the producer claiming Border Feud to be a "New PRC Picture," this Western is essentially the same old wheeze that the studio had been trotting out for years. The one where Marshal Cheyenne Davis (Lash LaRue) assumes the identity of a hired gun, The Tiger, whom nobody in town has actually met. The crooked saloon owner, Barton (Bob Duncan), is fanning the flames of a feud between warring mining families in the hopes of grabbing the Blue Girl gold mine for his mystery boss. With the help of the local sheriff -- none other than old friend Fuzzy Q. Jones (Al St. John), whom everybody insists is "quite capable" despite appearances to the contrary -- Cheyenne not only quells the feud but also manages to unmask the brain behind the troubles, the local doctor (Ian Keith). For the record: LaRue cracks his trademark whip twice in Border Feud. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide
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One cannot overestimate slapstick comedian Al St. John's popularity among children in the 1940s. A hardy survivor since the silent days, St. John could perform a pratfall more gracefully than anybody else and PRC would basically leave him alone to do what came naturally. As a Lash LaRue vehicle, Border Feud is par for the course; the star, whose physical resemblance to Humphrey Bogart ended right there, settles all scores efficiently and with little or no fuss. And the title is the usual misnome: There is no border in sight in Border Feud, which according to the dialogue is set in Red Gulch, Nevada. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide
 

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