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Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Born Reckless (1958)


A saloon singer and trick rider (Mamie Van Doren) sets her sights on a handsome rodeo star (Jeff Richards). But he has a roving eye and proves hard to catch. Directed by Howard W. Koch, I'll say this for the movie. It's one of a kind. How many other rock rodeo musicals can you think of? This isn't necessarily a recommendation. It's Mamie Van Doren in her prime in the 1950s so you know what kind of movie it's going to be. What can you say about drive in fodder like this? It's harmless enough. Its brief running time (one hour, 19 minutes) is so crammed with musical numbers and rodeo activities that it leaves very little time for a plot. With Carol Ohmart, Arthur Hunnicutt, Donald Barry and Asa Maynor. 

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