Depending on where you lived back in the day, there was a syndicated series that aired old Westerns whose running times were edited ever so slightly to fit a hour-long format. As memory serves, Roy Rogers served as the host for this anthology series.
Among the Western stars featured was Bob Steele. Baby boomers are more apt to remember Steele from his later role as Trooper Duffy on F-Troop (1965-7), which we've featured here from time to time.
In the 30's & 40's, Bob was under contract to Republic Pictures, which churned out films at a rapid pace, but also for a low budget. Apparently, there wasn't enough money in the budget to hire a proper choreographer for the fight scenes in 1938's "Thunder in The Desert". If you don't get it, you will after you see the picture.
Simple, easy to follow plots, but poor fight choreography. I've seen wrestling matches that sold punches better than that.
Rating: B--.
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