Dan Manton (William Boyd) and Ben Lear (Pat O'Brien) are partner wildcatters. They face sabotage from their big New York rival, but the wind shifts and the rival is the one burning down. The partners join up with local saloon owner Tampico Tess Terrill to build their own oil business. Dan is introduced to Claire Gordon.
This is a relatively short movie and ten minutes of it is a montage of oil well fires. I really like the oil fires. It's a mix of stock footage and a miniature of rows of oil wells. That's the best part of the movie. I never bought the romantic melodrama. I don't buy the chemistry or the confrontation. I guess that I understand the conflict, but I don't care. I do still love the oil fires. If they could cut out the rest, this would be good.
This is a relatively short movie and ten minutes of it is a montage of oil well fires. I really like the oil fires. It's a mix of stock footage and a miniature of rows of oil wells. That's the best part of the movie. I never bought the romantic melodrama. I don't buy the chemistry or the confrontation. I guess that I understand the conflict, but I don't care. I do still love the oil fires. If they could cut out the rest, this would be good.