The Gunman from Bodie (1941) Buck Jones - Tim McCoy Rough Riders Western - 16mm

Description

This is a 16mm print of the Rough Riders Western, The Gunman from Bodie. I would describe it as a very good dupe on 3M stock with nice contrast and minor wear. There is no vinegar odor. It is on a 2300' reel and has a running time of approximately 63 minutes.
The Gunman from Bodie (1941) is the second film in the Rough Riders series. Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. Cast: Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, Raymond Hatton, Christine McIntyre, Dave O'Brien, Robert Frazer, Charles King, Lynton Brent, Max Waizmann, Gene Alsace, John Merton, Frank LaRue, Ed Brady, Kernan Cripps, Earl Douglas, Frederick Gee, Chick Hannan, Warren Jackson, Jack King, Merrill McCormick, Tex Palmer and Jerry Sheldon.
In an atmospheric, evocative opening, Bob "Bodie" Bronson (Buck Jones) seeks shelter from a driving storm. He enters a dark home only to discover the horror of two dead bodies.
The dead woman is clutching a note which names one of the killers and says "Take care of my baby." Bodie finds the baby boy and the next day finds him a home at a ranch owned by Alice Borden (Christine McIntyre). Alice and her foreman, Joe (David O'Brien), seem likely to marry and provide the baby with an instant family.
Marshal Tim McCall (Tim McCoy) arrives in town with a wanted poster for Bodie, who steers clear of the marshal and ingratiates himself with the town's less savory denizens. The movie's 63 minutes are just about over before anyone in town realizes that Bodie and Alice's cook Sandy (Raymond Hatton) are also marshals, working to capture the cattle rustlers who murdered the baby's parents.
The Gunman from Bodie is well-plotted and interesting, with the opening being one of a couple quite memorable sequences. The film makes the most of Jones's ability to play conflicted characters, as the seemingly dark-tempered Bodie. At the end of the film, it's as though the sunshine comes out when the big reveal is made and Bodie cracks a smile.
McCoy is confident and charismatic as the mild-mannered, fast-drawing marshal. He has a tremendous scene where he tortures a murderer (John Merton) by telling him about the horrible hanging of a killer who turned "yellow" at the end.