Arizona Nights on AllMovie

Jack Perrin had everything it took to be a major western star. He was handsome, athletic, an above-average actor, and he rode a magnificent horse named Starlight. Apparently, all Perrin lacked was a good agent, else he wouldn't have frittered away his time at such poverty row concerns as Reliable Pictures (few studios were as inappropriately named). Scriptwriter Bennett Cohn seems to delight in making Perrin seem as thickheaded as possible in Arizona Nights. The poor cowpoke is outwitted so often by the bad guys that his ultimate victory is nothing short of miraculous. Still, Arizona Nights stays on the move throughout its 6 reels, which is more than can be said for most of the Reliable product. Those of you unfamiliar with Jack Perrin will probably recognize him as the death-row guard in Angels With Dirty Faces (1938) who, after watching Jimmy Cagney "turn yellow" in the electric chair, mutters disdainfully "And the punk was gonna spit in my eye!"