Overland Stage Raiders Reviews

 (1938)

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Louise Brooks in her last screen appearance
Nov 09, 2007
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Other commentators have mentioned just about everything I would have noted about this kid western. Such westerns were made from the 20's through the 50's and featured cowboy heroes who generally wore white hats or rode white horses or both.... Read more
The Flying Mesquiteers
Jul 24, 2007
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Continuity was not a big thing back in the day with A films let alone B film serials. The Three Mesquiteers in their various adventures flipped back and forth between the old west and the modern west. Overland Stage Raiders... Read more
Overland Stage Raiders
Dec 31, 2006
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What is curious about this picture is that the main protagonists: John Wayne (Stony Brooks - ha! ha! no?), Ray Corrigan (as Tucson Smith) and Max Terhune (as Lullaby Joslin) are actually very keen to liquidate their traditional existence as... Read more
Mesquiteer-Brained nonsense.
Nov 08, 2005
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Once upon a time this was just another Saturday matinée western from reliable Republic Studios. Now it has a small place in film history... and also happens to be a filmic hodgepodge bordering on insanity. At the time, it was... Read more
This one is a hoot!
Dec 21, 2004
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A real solid class "B" western with a pre-John Ford John Wayne at his shooting and roping best. Second of the "Three Mesquiteers" series, the plot is both far-fetched and intriguing for its ingenuity. Who would expect to go to... Read more
The story behind the film alone is worth the viewing
Sep 17, 1999
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_Overland Stage Raiders_ marks the convergence of two great performers, one on her way out of film, the other about to begin the most successful run in film history. Louise Brooks, star of G.W. Papst's erotic masterpiece _Pandora's Box_, makes... Read more
One of the worst movies I've seen
May 13, 1999
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A slow moving film with a VERY predictable plot. Not a worthy role for John Wayne OR Louise Brooks. A disappointment in every way. Only a western/ John Wayne/Louise Brooks completist should own this film.... Read more