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      Arizona Cyclone

      Released Nov 14, 1941 57m Western List
      Reviews A crooked banker sets out to steal a man's wagon freight business. Read More Read Less

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      Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Because of Lewis' animated direction and innovative camera angles the pic passes muster. Rated: B- Aug 4, 2013 Full Review Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television Minor, simple, B Western, that has some interesting touches from director Joseph H. Lewis. Aug 8, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member This is the third film Iâ(TM)ve seen from Sherman Lowe, and it is best thus far â" substantially better than Pony Post and Bury Me Not on the Open Prairie, though it is still flawed to the brim. Tom Baxter (Johnny Mack Brown) runs a freight wagon for P-BL, owned by George and Claire Randolph (Nell Oâ(TM)Day), and gets caught up in a rivalry with Quirt Crenshaw (Dick Curtis) who rides for a competing company. Crenshaw undertakes a sabotage campaign to try and bankrupt the P-BL by any means necessary. Charles Van Engerâ(TM)s cinematography is solid for its day, though modern viewers will be turned off by the black and white shooting. Music by Milton Rosen and Hans J. Salter is one of the strong points of the film. Sound mixing and film editing are both choppy and inconsistent. Fuzzy Knight gives the same performance he gives in every film - over the top slapstick comedy. His character is magnetically drawn to the horse trough and canâ(TM)t seem to walk a straight line without tumbling all over himself. Oâ(TM)Day is her typical emotionless self, incapable of demonstrating even the slightest hint of sorrow after great personal loss. Johnny Mack Brown is unremarkable. For no particular reason the film features a few scenes of cowboys giving the kind of flawless vocal performance that would never ever happen in real life. As is my verdict with the vast majority of the Universal Studios mass-produced early 20th century westerns, Arizona Cyclone is better left on the dusty shelves of yesteryear. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis A crooked banker sets out to steal a man's wagon freight business.
      Director
      Joseph H. Lewis
      Screenwriter
      Sherman Lowe
      Distributor
      Universal Pictures
      Production Co
      Universal Pictures
      Genre
      Western
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Nov 14, 1941, Original
      Runtime
      57m