A Tornado in the Saddle (Columbia Pictures) (1942)

PUBLICITY NEW WESTERN STARS HAYDEN (General Advance) A tornado of thrills and song (SRA ASEO ME RTO Timich asd terse aoe ‘Mlieatre patLONnS: Ollascasicscecssscccee when Columbia’s rip-roaring western, “A Tornado in the Saddle” opens at the ..............:... Theatre. Reuniting hard-riding Russell Hayden and those musical favorites, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, the new thriller also features the talents of comedian Dub Taylor and beautiful Alma Carroll. According to advance reports, the story, which was penned by Charles Francis Royal, is concerned with adventure-jammed events revolving around a small gold rush which takes place in the frontier town of Crestview. In addition to the excitement connected with this gun-blazing incident, more thrills are said to race across the screen as a two-fisted sheriff and a quickshooting outlaw fight it out over the affections of a lovely western lass. Afraid of an influx of crooks and subsequent gunplay, the discoverers of the gold mine try to keep the fact a secret. However, in the natural course of events, the truth finally is revealed and a group of bandits attempt to stake out claims. Before they can be prevented from doing sO, much blood is shed, six-guns bark furiously and the cowboys and outlaws wage a long fight to the finish! William Berke directed for Columbia. GHOST TOWNS GO TO WORK! (Feature) California has a new type ghost town. It’s the carefully constructed western city utilized by Hollywood in the making of outdoor dramas. For weeks on end, these reproductions of roaring, rampant towns of the pioneer days hum with activity. People throng the streets, wearing the clothing of their grandfathers; guns blaze in bitter battles and cowboys bowleg their way into hotels, land offices and saloons. Then they are suddenly deserted. The lizards and pack rats take over. A single watchman protects the sets against vandalism. They become ghost towns. Such a town was utilized by Columbia in ‘‘A Tornado in the Saddle,” a sagebrush saga currently starring Russell Hayden With Dobe Walls at the -w.cshencs Theatre. Complete to the least detail it might have been a village of the ’70’s, a sprawling, dusty town, reminiscent of imbroglios, drawling speech and twitching trigger fingers. THE STORY Outlaws Slim Stevens (Donald Curtis) and Hutch Dalton (Tristram Coffin) are amazed to see some gold nuggets fall out of Cannonball’s (Du> Taylor) pockets one day in the trontier town of Crestview. Determined to learn where he got the gold, the bandits force the smaller man to talk and he reveals the location of a gold mine ‘he has discovered. The next day, Slim, Hutch and other members of their gang make a beeline for the mine and, in doing so, trespass on the property of Bil. Bailey (Jack Baxley). Bailey and Bob Wilson (Bob Wills), his foreman, put up a desperate fight. Lucky soon arrives on the scene and helps drive the outlaws away, but in the meantime, one of Bailey’s men has been killed. Slim’s sister, Madge (Alma Carroll) learns of the murder and refuses to permit her brother to hide in her home. He and Hutch then leave, accompanied by their gang, and announce intentions of going to Antelope Valley. Planning an ambush, they hide on the trail. The sheriff has a plan of his own, though, and succeeds with a counter-ambush and the outlaws are all trapped or killed. VERSATILE STAR Russell Hayden, popular cowboy star currently playing in Columbia’s ‘A Tornado in the Saddlevsat theme sss Theatre, probably knows more about the movie business than any other actor on the Coast. Before he ever became an actor, Hayden had worked his way up from a part-time laborer on one of the lots to the position of business manager for a large studio. OPENING NOTICE “A Tornado in the Saddle,” second in the Columbia series of outdoor adventure yarns _ starring Bill Elliott and featuring Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, is scheduled to open on Sean a Ae ae atthe: Rea ss Theatre. CAST Inuelkzy;Crandallets os ae ikea RUSSELL HAYDEN Bob Wilson ...... BOB WILLS Cannonball: ........ Dub Taylor Madge Duncan ...Alma Carroll Hutch Dalton ..Tristram Coffin Slim Stevens ....Donald Curtis Big Bill Bailey ....Jack Baxley Dusty oe ea Leon McAulisse Curly et Hailey Huggins STAFF Original Screen Play by Charles Francis Royal; Directed by William Berke; Assistant Director, William O’Connor; Director of Photography, George Meehan, A.S.C.; Film Editor, Burton Kramer; Art Direction, Lionel Banks; Associate, Arthur Royce; Interior Decorator, Robert Priestley; Sound Engineer, Jack Goodrich; Produced by Leon Barsha. A COLUMBIA PICTURE 2 Col. Scene Mat TIS-8B ROUSING ACTION AND ROARING SONGS highlight Columbia’s newest western, “A Tornado in the Saddle,” currently at the ................ Theatre. Russell Hayden (at the left) supplies the action, while Bob Wills (on the right) combines on both the action and the songs. Other featured members of the cast include Dub Taylor and lovely Alma Carroll. 1 Col. Star Mat RH-700A Also Available in Thumbnail Size (I"" x 14"). Order Mat RH-77 TWO-FISTED Russell Hayden, popular Columbia cowboy star, is riding the range again! this time in “A ‘lornado in the Saddle” at the ........0....... Theatre. Other cast members include Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys. Dub Taylor, Alma Carroll and Tristram Coffin. ACTION, SONGS IN “TORNADO”! (Review) The title of the new Columbia western which opened yesterday at thereat Theatre is “A Tornado in the Saddle” and the film isn’t many minutes old before the outlaws find that sheriff Russell Hayden is just that! Once again reuniting the popular cowboy favorite with his fiddle-playing buddy, Bob Wills, the Columbia adventure drama Starts off with an exciting stagecoach runaway and _ continues the rapid pace right down to the final reel! The principal theme of the picture is concerned with a thrillladen gold rush, while other dramatic highlights include a number of rough and tumble fist fights, a series of gun-blazing battles and several hoof-thundering chases. Hayden is just about perfect as the honest sheriff, once more proving his right to be included among the top ten cowboy stars. Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys provide just the right amount of those melodious tuneful ballads of the range and comedian Dub Taylor and heroine Alma Carroll come through with excellent performances in their roles. Director William Berke handles his job with considerable acumen and keeps the Charles Francis Royal screen moving at top speed for the full sixty minutes,