a5c7b9f00b Bandits are raising havoc on the Mexico/Arizona border and The Cisco Kid (<a href=">Duncan Renaldo) and his pal Pancho (<a href=">Leo Carrillo) are tagged by the U.S. Cavalryleaders of the gang because they had been seen with one of the bandits who has fallen from his horse just across the border where the American troops can not follow. Cisco discovers the dead bandit is not Mexican but disguisedsuch. He and Pancho cross into Arizona to clear up this masquerade and to find the real culprits. This involves Sergeant McNulty to has been ordered to capture the pair. Cisco, always able to mix a little romance in his adventures, finds the barmaid, Rosita (<a href=">Armida), very handy for that and also using her to get his first lead on the outlaws and their leader. The Cisco Kid and Pancho are mistakenly identifiedleaders of an outlaw band. While the cavalry runs them down, they must hunt down the real bad guys. The Cisco Kid (Duncan Renaldo) and his sidekick Pancho (Leo Carrillo) are mistaken for Mexican bandits, so the only alternative is to play along with the authorities and infiltrate the bad guys. The banditos turn out to be AmericanosCisco and Pancho play both sides of the border to smoke out the villains. They&#39;re led by outlaw Brack (Fred Kohler Jr.) in league with editor Stoneham (Walter Baldwin) of the Arizona Globe. Buried elsewhere in the story is a petition for Arizona statehood to be delivered to Congress, but the messenger is murdered on the way. Presumably the bad guys wanted to keep the wild west wildlongpossible.<br/><br/>It was cool to see familiar character actor of the era Joe Sawyer turn up in this oneCavalry Sergeant McNulty, constantly thwarted by the antics of Cisco and Pancho. Pretty Mexican actress Armida portrays a cantina lady named Rosita, who has an eye for Cisco, but there&#39;s really no romance to speak ofthe film plays out. Having seen his name in the credits, I kept an eye out for Clayton Moore, but wasn&#39;t able to pick him outan Army lieutenant. Someday I might go back and try to spot him again, but with this flick packagedpart of a two hundred fifty Western movie set, it will be a while.<br/><br/>One cool program note - Cisco calls his stately pinto horse by name in the story. Trivia fans will be glad to learn it was Diablo. Makes sense to me. Before Duncan Ronaldo took over the part of the Cisco Kid, Cesar Romero, Warner Baxter and Gilbert Roland played the part in films. Because several actors played in so many movies, it&#39;s very easy to confuse this film with Romero&#39;s &quot;The Gay Caballero&quot; (1940)wellRoland&#39;s &quot;The Gay Cavalier&quot;. Sounds confusing, huh? Well, the writers certainly could have used a bit more creativity in choosing names for the pictures, that&#39;s for sure!<br/><br/>When the film begins, Cisco is nearby when a group of bandits are out doing their bandity things. The Cavalry is nearby and the leader mistakenly thinks Cisco is responsible for the mayhem. It turns out some American is posingthe Kid…and this is a common problem in the Cisco Kid movies–folks pretending to be him and attributing crimes to him that he didn&#39;t commit. What&#39;s also familiar is seeing Joe Sawyer in the film playing a soldier,he also was in an earlier Cisco Kid movie, &quot;Lucky Cisco Kid&quot;.<br/><br/>Compared to earlier incarnations of The Cisco Kid, the Carillo/Ronaldo films were much more action-oriented and Cisco was more of a good guy. He was NOT the great lover like some of the earlier versions. I would think that Ronaldo&#39;s sort of characterization would appeal more to kids. I thought this film lacked the fun of some of the earlier films…though it wasn&#39;t bad. Overall, mildly entertaining and VERY, VERY familiar.<br/><br/>By the way, the Hispanic country where Duncan Ronaldo came from was Romania!! Also, although Pancho acted a bit dopey, Leo Carillo was actually a very intelligent, cultured and patrician sort of guy…born in Los Angeles! Talk about playing against type!
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