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Monium?
The Three Mesquiteers tangle with secret agents in a race to keep the villains from smuggling deadly monium gas to foreign governments. If nothing else, the Three Mesquiteers series "modernized" the Western. This movie begins with a blazing WWI battle scene depicting European armies pounding each other. Historical details are vague. Maybe it's some other European conflict. Anyway, the 3M encounter a '30s Emma Peel-type secret agent at a dude ranch. She is woking for the U. S. Secret Service. Depicting a strong, independent woman is another positive innovation of this little picture. Republic Studios was excellent at producing fast moving B Westerns that stressed outdoor action. Intrusive musical numbers were thankfully absent in the 3M series. Lullaby (Max Terhune) provides ventriloquist comic relief via Elmer, the dummy. Stony (John Wayne), Tucson (Ray Corrigan), and Lullaby are a three man army that stand off the bad guys until the Border Division of the 81st Cavalry arrives. This could be the only sighting of WWI era cavalry in a B Western. Before he became a major star, John Wayne was a familiar face in B Westerns. The VHS edition of this flick is recorded in the EP mode. This is great Saturday matinee fun. Today's high-tech youth may be a little puzzled at first, but cowboys and blazing six-guns can interest even the most plugged-in kids around. Saddle up and ride, pardner. ;-)