When a Man's a Man

Larry Knight (George O'Brien) arrives in town in time to see the rodeo. Phil Acton (Paul Kelly) is the star of the show...and soon both men end up working together for a rancher who is in trouble. It seems that the nearby ranch has dammed up their water supply...and as a result the nice rancher's cattle are all dying. Larry comes up with a couple schemes to alleviate the problem...during which time the rancher's nice daughter falls for him. Unfortunately, Phil has been in love with the girl for years and this might just bust up the friendship between Larry and Phil. What's to come of all this?

While George O'Brien made quite a few westerns, I was surprised to see Paul Kelly in this one. He mostly played in contemporary settings and while it was odd to see him here, he was just fine. Good writing and better than usual production values make this a B- western worth your time.