Partners of the Sunset (1948)
Directed by Lambert Hillyer
Genres - Western |
Sub-Genres - Musical Western |
Release Date - May 5, 1948 (USA - Unknown), May 5, 1948 (USA) |
Run Time - 53 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Country and western warbler-turned-cowboy star Jimmy Wakely, normally a colorless and unexciting screen presence, is actually given some action sequences in this virtually musicless western. Wakeley and comical sidekick Dub Taylor stumble across a murder scheme, hatched by beautiful but deadly Christine Larson. The victim is her husband, played by Leonard Penn (who happens to be the real-life father of current screen stars Sean and Christopher Penn). What with its black-widow plot and overdependence upon shadowy art direction, Partners of the Sunset is more "film noir" than western. Joining Jimmy Wakeley in the film's sparse singing sequences is the equally bland Ray Whitley.
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death, bad-guy, cowboy, good-guy, husband, killing, rescue