A silent Western where rangers 'penetrate' Paradise and everyone looks sulky about it.
Partners "Smilin' Bob" Corey and Jim O'Neil are forest rangers sent to peacefully "penetrate" Paradise Valley, which is scheduled to become part of a national park. Although the townspeople are sullen about their presence, they manage to befriend Marie Roselli, an Italian girl whose brother Wolf owns a cattle ranch and from they obtain supplies. Before they; know it, Bob and Jim get caught up in a kidnapping, an illegal logging ring, and a murder.
Practical Effects
Real horses, real dust, real questionable stunts.
Costume
That ranger hat deserves its own credit.
Director
B. Reeves Eason
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hoot Gibson was a real rodeo champion before becoming one of Universal's biggest Western stars—he did most of his own riding here.
This was made during the National Park Service's early expansion era, when 'peaceful penetration' of resistant communities was actual government policy language.
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