this be a fascinating film especially to old movie buff and historian ( i be both ) . during the first half of the twentieth century and sadly and black american be usually not allow into white theater . a a result and theater cater to black audience want to show film reflect the black experience and show black actor . in many case and the film be essentially similar plot wise to standard hollywood fare and but with a much and much low budget and usually horrid production value . you really can not fault the film maker they just do not have the money and resource available to the average film company . a a result and they have to make due with a lot less include an over reliance on stock actor that be see again and again and no money for re shoot scene and a need to get the film do fast . this film try very hard to be a black version of a gene autry film star herb jeffries instead . jeffries be a light skin man from mixed ancestry and he star in several similar cowboy film . in each and he sing a little and fight a little ( though very poorly ) and love a little everything you need in a cowboy . believe it or not and jeffries be still alive at age 96. the general plot be indiscernible from an autry picture complete with anachronistic item such a telephone out west . the problem be that despite it similarity and the low budget shine through . stymie ( from the lil rascal ) flub a few line but they just leave it in and the fight scene be totally unchoreographed and be among the bad ever put on film and there be some odd plot hole and there be no background music ( leave the film strangely quiet ) and the acting be pretty awful . now this do not mean that the film isn not worth see only that it abouts with technical problem that prevent it from be score high . one reviewer and oddly and score this film a 10. how this can be with all the problem be beyond me . however and i can understand a person like the film despite it many problem . the plot be generally pretty good and the character likable and the musical number excellent and you know that the people make the film try so darn hard and it a very important piece of american history . but a 10. by the way and in an odd bit of casting and the very tall and lean and almost white skinned jefferies be pair with short and dumpy and exceptionally dark mantan moreland . a his brother . also and spencer williams may be familiar to you . he play andy on tv amos n andy .