Arizona Roundup (Monogram) (1942)

— so —— ee Ace Producer-Director Says Latest Keene When Robert Tansey declares that¥* Monogram’s latest western thrill drama, “Arizona Roundup,” starring Tom Keene and his wonder horse “Prince” and now playing at the Sie apnea theatre, to be the best of his long line of producer-directorial efforts, the statement is significant, for Tansey is one of Hollywood’s top producers of western pictures. Plenty of hard riding, trigger quick action and thrilling excitement is the keynote of the story by Robert Emmett and Frances Kavanaugh. “When Tom rides his spirited steed across the screen in a cloud of dust and a haill of lead, western fans all over the country are going to be treated to a swell evening’s entertainment and they’ll consider the theatre’s price of admission well spent,’ Tansey said. The story shows Tom, working as an undercover agent for the Federal government, posing as a hired man for the Mike O’Day ranch. He is thus able to get the inside dope on the local ranchers’ problems, especially the present trouble which threatens their destruction. Ed Spincer, who owns the railroad spur that passes through the small Arizona town, and Ted Greenway, the owner of the only other exit overland, refuses to grant’ the Film Thriller THE CAST Tom Kenyon. ....Tom Keene Pierre.......Frank Yaconelli Sugar O’Day.. Sugar Dawn Duke Carlton... Jack Ingram Fony. ODay 26 59 Hope Blackwood Mike O’Day.....Steve Clark Hank Waters. .. .Tom Seidel Pancake..........Nick Moro Ted Greenway.....Hal Price Ed Spincer... Stanford Jolley ranchers watering rights, and this combine, by charging exhorbitant freight fees, hope to gain control of | : all of their holdings. When Tom reveals himself to be a government man and tells the ranchers of his plan to combat the crooks, the climax comes in a flurry of excitement and thrilling action. The ten-year-old equestienne star, Sugar Dawn, helps Tom run down the bad men and Tom’s saddle-pal, the hilarious Frank Yaconelli, is there to provide the comedy relief. Also appearing in the cast are Jack Ingram, Hope Blackwood, Steve Clark, Tom Seidel, Nick Moro, Hal Price and Stanford Jolley. | TROUBLE IN THE SOUTHWEST | As a government undercover agent, need for fast thinking and fast Roundup,” coming to the cowboy Tom Keene finds plenty of shooting “Arizona theatre. in Monogram’s Two Column Cut or Mat No. 15 lingo. PUBLICITY x * | TOM KEENE | Heading for top popularity with the western fans, Tom Keene is seen at the theatre in the latest and best of his action adventures, “Arizona Roundup.” One Col. Cut or Mat No. 1 Keene Thriller Opens Here Soon Tom Keene and his wonder horse of the screen, “Prince,” are on their Way. TO LN hs aii ene, theatre to thrill western fans in the latest Monogram hit, “Arizona Roundup,’ when that film opens here on The story deals with a bunch of southwest range-rogues who are plotting to gain control over the local rancher’s holdings. Tom, working aS an undercover agent for the Federal government, is the fly-inthe-ointment when he rounds up these crooks in a story that combines all the thrills of his past efforts—and more. COWBOY LINGO Tom Keene, the popular cowboy hero and star of Monogram’s latest | western drama, ‘Arizona Roundup,” currently being shown at the theatre, is really ‘hep’ to cowkoy Tom has his own dictionary of old time western ‘slanguage, which he compiled himself over a period of many years. AS an example Tom tells us that an old timer wouldn’t say, ‘Don’t put out that gun, or I’ll shoot,” but goes on to explain that something like this would come out: ‘‘Hitch yore hardware gents, or yore daid punchers!” THE STORY (Not for Publication) Tom Kenyon is hired by Mike O'Day, who, with his daughters, Tony and Sugar, runs the O'Day ranch, to help him round up wild horses for shipment to the government remount stcation. Spincer, owner of the railroad spur through the town, and Greenway, rancher and owner of a right-of-way which forms the only other route out of town, form a_ combine through which they hope to freeze the other ranchers out of their holdings. Both Spincer and Greenway present exorbitant prices to the ranchers to get the cattle out of town, and the ranchers call a meeting. At this meeting Tom discloses that he is a government man, and that he has a plan by which they can get the horses out since they cannot pay the railroad freight prices, and Greenway owning the water rights, refuses to permit the animals to be watered en route if they use the trail, which he controls. Tom tells the ranchers that he will buy the horses, and that in every water contract is a clause which states that animals bought for government use are allowed water rights on anyone's property while traveling on any trail which they may have to use. Spincer and his men make Tom a prisoner, believing that without his help they can steal the horses. Sugar overhears plans and goes for aid, but Tom manages to free himself. A gun battle ensues in which Spincer and his henchmen are killed. Tom then reveals that a new railroad is going .to be run through the country, and that he has been commissioned to buy land for it. BRIEF BIOGS TOM KEENE—With good _ looks and a pleasing personality, is fast becoming one of the screen's most popular western stars ...a superb horseman, an accomplished actor and a savage fighter ... late pictures include “Riding the Sunset Trail” and “Western Mail.”