Storyline

When he sustains a rodeo injury, star rider Jeff McCloud returns to his hometown after many years of absence. He signs on as a hired hand with a local ranch, where he befriends fellow ranch hand Wes and his wife Louise. Wes has big dreams of owning his own little farm, and rodeo winnings could help finance it. Wes convinces Jeff to coach him in the rodeo ways, but Louise has her doubts. She doesn't want her man to end up a broken down rodeo bum like Jeff McCloud. Despite Louise's concern, the threesome hit the road in their Woody, chucking a secure present for an unknown future. Will they find success or sorrow? This picture features plenty of rodeo action and thrills.—Thomas McWilliams

Plot Keywords

young boy, brother, friend, bully, carnival worker, charming, winsome, coney island, brooklyn, n.y., family home, street, beach, sibling rivalry, running away, amusement parks, deception, fear, growing up, rodeo rider, cowboy, wife, brooding, gutsy, american west, ranch, rodeo, marriage, injury, dreams, sports, sacrifice, quest, rivalry, transformation, 1950s

Short Review

At its core, this pioneering independent film, from 1953, is just an urban heart-warmer, but it has a fresh, gritty surface and a Grade A horror-comic hook ...

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