Jeff Lundy (William Eythe) is in the oil drilling business. He's been away from his hometown for a long time and when he returns, he finds that his old girlfriend, Betty (Barbara Britton) is now engaged to a much older guy, Gus (yes, it IS Gus--Nestor Paiva). Anyone who knows old films knows that it's inevitable that Jeff and Betty will eventually get together, you have a lot of film in between.
In between this, there are lots of problems--such as a crazy guy who is vicious and dangerous (nearly killing Betty's father and Jeff) and the wedding. However, as the wedding cannot take place since Jeff and Betty are destined to be together, the same man manages to hurt Gus very badly. Unfortunately, when Gus recovers, he thinks Jeff and Betty are going to run off together and ends up getting himself killed when he attacks Jeff.
I cannot stress enough that you know what will happen and the surprises in between are slight. Because of that and the lack of charisma of the two leads, it's a film you could easily skip. Not terrible but it could have been a lot better--especially the ending which was way too abrupt and difficult to believe.
In between this, there are lots of problems--such as a crazy guy who is vicious and dangerous (nearly killing Betty's father and Jeff) and the wedding. However, as the wedding cannot take place since Jeff and Betty are destined to be together, the same man manages to hurt Gus very badly. Unfortunately, when Gus recovers, he thinks Jeff and Betty are going to run off together and ends up getting himself killed when he attacks Jeff.
I cannot stress enough that you know what will happen and the surprises in between are slight. Because of that and the lack of charisma of the two leads, it's a film you could easily skip. Not terrible but it could have been a lot better--especially the ending which was way too abrupt and difficult to believe.