Arizona Roundup (Monogram) (1942)

S eeeniieisiiniacsim sername &: A aa i "Arizona Roundup’’ Scores | As Thrilling Southwest Saga (Review) In a furious blaze of action and*¥ Tom || high-voltage excitement, Keene, who is fast becoming one of the most popular western heroes ever to hit leather, is off in a cloud of western dust to thrill movie fans in Monogram’s newest punch-packed story of the western range, “Arizona Roundup,’ which opened yesterday at the theatre. If you aren’t a Tom Keene fan, you will be after you witness Tom round up a killin’ gang of rangerogues in this saga of an undercover agent for the U. S. government, who cleans out a nest of badmen in the badlands of Arizona. Posing as a “hired man” for Mike O’Day, who runs a typical cattle ranch, Tom is in a position to study all the local ranchers’ problems. Ed Spincer, who owns the railroad spur that passes through, and Ted Greenway, owner of the only other right-of-way out of town, have formed a combine, through which they hope to gain control of all the rancher’s holdings by charging exhorbitant prices for transportation and watering rights over the private pass. When Tom reveals to the ranchers that he’s working for the Federal government, and tells them of his plan to combat these crooks, the story reaches a climax that is filled with all the fury of a western blitz. We can truthfully say that this is one of Tom’s most exciting roles, and its one that no Tom Keene fan will want to miss. Sugar Dawn, the dashing little ten-year-old, who helps Tom run down the bad men, will thrill you with her expert riding, and Frank Yaconelli, Tom’s hilarious saddlepal, is funnier than ever. Also appearing in the cast are Jack Ingram, Hope Blackwood, Steve Clark, Tom _ Seidel, Nick Moro, Hal Price, I. Stanford Jolley and Tom’s wonder horse “Prince.” Robert Tansey produced and directed. Accomplished When you see Frank Yaconelli tickle the ivories of his accordian in “Arizona Roundup” the latest Monogram western melodrama starring Tom Keene, currently being shown at the theatre, it’s really him playing. Frank formerly performed with this instrument as a top-ranking star when vaudeville was in its prime. CREDITS Produced and Directed by ROBERT TANSEY Original Screenplay by ROBERT EMMETT and FRANCES KAVANAUGH Photography by MARCEL LE PICARD Production Manager FRED HOOSE Film Editor FRED BAIN Sound Engineer ERROL REDD Musical Director FRANK SANUCCI Expert Horsewoman The dashing little ten-year-old Sugar Dawn, who appears with Tom Keene in Monogram’s “Arizona Roundup,” now playing at the eonceepaie riers theatre, is one of the country’s finest ‘‘woman’’ riders. Although she is hardly old enough to be called a woman, Sugar has amazed critics with her expert horsemanship, and has won countless cups and blue ribbons in horse shows and rodeos from one coast to the other. | “ARIZONA ROUNDUP” | Flying fists and blazing guns are the keynotes of “Arizona Roundup,” Tom Keene western at the theatre. One Col. Cut or Mat No. 2 ROMANCE IN COWBOY THRILLER Tom Keene takes time out from hunting outlaws to do a bit of romancin’ with lovely Hope Blackwood in “Arizona Roundup,” Monogram’s action hit at the theatre. ee ey Two Column Cut or Mat No. 16 Cowboy Keene Hits New High in “Arizona Roundup”’ (Advance) Tom Keene, nemesis of many 7 screen villain and champion of law and order, is starred in Monogram’s latest western thriller, “Arizona Roundup” which is scheduled to be shown at the theatre on With his wonder horse, ‘‘Prince,” Tom rides across the screen in a flurry of dust and flying hoofs to bring thrills and excitement to his many fans. The thrill-jammed story shows Tom, who is working as an undercover agent for the Federal government, posing as a hired man on the Mike O’Day ranch. In this manner, Tom is able to be on the inside of all the local rancher’s problems including their present troubles. Ed Spincer, the owner of the only railroad spur that passes through the small Arizona town, and Ted Greenway, who refuses to grant watering rights to the ranchers for their cattle passing through the only other exit from the valley, form a combine in the hope that they will obtain possession of all the rancher’s holdings by charging exorbitant freight prices and freezing them out. When Tom tells the ranchers who he is and how he plans to fight these cattle crooks, the story races toward its exciting climax in a hail of flying lead. “Arizona Roundup” was produced and directed by Robert Tansey, and written by Robert Emmett and Frances Kavanaugh. Also appearing in the western melodrama are Frank Yaconelli, Tom’s hilarious saddle side-kick, Sugar Dawn, ten-year-old equestrienne star, Jack Ingram, Hope Blackwood, Steve Clark, Tom Seidel, Nick Moro, Hal Price and I. Stanford Jolley. Keene Injured; Refuses Double Tom Keene, the daring western star of Monogram’s “Arizona Roundup,” which is scheduled to be shown at the theatre beginning still doesn’t believe in “doubles,” even though he was severely injured during the filming of a scene from his latest picture. Keene was taken to a hospital in a nearby town, where six stitches were required to close a gaping wound in the actor’s head, caused when a dynamite cap exploded and threw its copper slug with the speed of a bullet into his scalp. “Why should someone else expose himself to my danger?” demanded the western hero. “I’m still capable of taking it.”