The Saddle Buster is a unique western in that no one is carrying a gun. It's
also has no sheriffs, no outlaws, no Indians. It has none of the usual elements
that make up a western that a front row Saturday matinee afternoon kid would
want to see in a western.
Instead it's about cowboys who work on a ranch and break wild horses and train for the rodeo. Tom Keene is one such. He hires on at Fred Burns's ranch and shows he's got the right stuff.
Keene also attracts the attention of two women, Helen Foster the owner's daughter and trick rider Marie Quillan. That leads to him trying to ride a particular wild horse that no one has ever ridden as the stallion is a real killer. The horse and the women are what drives the rest of the story.
The Saddle Buster is a different kind of B western from the usual fare in 1932.
Instead it's about cowboys who work on a ranch and break wild horses and train for the rodeo. Tom Keene is one such. He hires on at Fred Burns's ranch and shows he's got the right stuff.
Keene also attracts the attention of two women, Helen Foster the owner's daughter and trick rider Marie Quillan. That leads to him trying to ride a particular wild horse that no one has ever ridden as the stallion is a real killer. The horse and the women are what drives the rest of the story.
The Saddle Buster is a different kind of B western from the usual fare in 1932.