This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

A different way of telling a story

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

This B-western stars John Wayne and a couple familiar faces are there for support—Gabby Hayes and Yakima Canutt (the stuntman who taught Wayne his famous walk). While today this might surprise most people, but during the 1930s Wayne appeared almost exclusively in B-films. He was usually the star, but because these were such low-budget and quickie productions, he was not particularly famous until he began appearing in A-films starting about 1939. What I mean by a B and an A is that B-movies were meant to be the lesser or second film of a double-feature. They were always cheap productions but some were pretty good. An A-film had a larger budget and big-name stars—and were made almost exclusively by the big studios—whereas EVERYONE seemed to make Bs—from the major studios to the basement productions (hence in the case of the cheap ones they were nicknamed 'Poverty Row Productions').This film begins with Canutt robbing a safe. Wayne is the only one to have any clue as to who did it, as he finds a broken spur on the ground. However, instead of trying to explain, Wayne sets off in search of the evil-doer—and soon Gabby comes to his aid. The leader of the baddies tries to pin the blame on Wayne and Hayes. When that doesn't work, he tries to have them killed by 'accident'. The rest of the film is spent trying to find the real criminal, discover a hidden goldmine and keep a pretty young lady from the evil boss-man's clutches—three very familiar Wayne plots from this era. And, by the end, it's not surprising to learn that Wayne is in fact an undercover Marshall—something he did in many films.The film is pretty much what you'd expect. Wayne is likable, handsome and tough but a bit bland. The supporting actors range from very capable to some who have difficulty with their lines. And, the film is complete in well under an hour. Like the films of Gene Autry, Roy Rogers and Tex Ritter, this one is an enjoyable though simple and undemanding film—with enough nice stunts to make fans of the B-western genre happy but which seems a bit dated to most modern audiences. The only surprise was the amazingly violent way that Wayne and Hayes dispatched the criminals…cool but very atypical for such a movie.By the way, did you notice that just after a HUGE rainstorm that the next day a man reports seeing a cloud of dust that MIGHT be the outlaws making a getaway. You then see LOTS of dust in the following scene as the baddies ride about outside of town. With all that rain, how could there reasonably be a dust cloud?! A mud cloud, maybe! Also, I loved the scene where Wayne lassos a baddie and drags him up to the loft in the barn—and the guy doesn't once yell out for help from his nearby friends! Duh. Such inconsistencies are common in cheap B-westerns…and don't be surprised if you can spot more yourself.

Enjoyed this old time Western from 1934 with John Wayne, (John Carruthers) who sneaks into a hotel during a very bad thunder and lightning storm. The Sheriff, Jake Withers, (Gabby Hayes) gets a room and keeps his eye on a large sum of money deposited in the hotel safe. There is a man named Malgrove, (Edward Peil,Sr.) who owns the town and is a crook and he is trying to tell the town folk about selling their homes, because he knows that a gold mine is under all their homes and he wants to cash in on all the benefits. Betty Mason, (Eleanor Hunt) adds some female charm to the film and John Carruthers falls madly in love with her big brown eyes. If you like classic western films, this is the film for you, the film locations are outstanding for 1934. Enjoy.

Almost all the Lone Star John Wayne movies have one or two quite unusual and memorable scenes. Here, it is the bizarre opening scene and the beautiful last shot. The opening is actually quite a mess. It takes place in a hotel room on a rainy night and it is hard to tell what is going on for most of the scene. There is also the only risqué double-entendre that I've seen in a Lone Star film when a newlywed husband comes back downstairs from his bridal suite and announces "I can't find it." The ending shot is Wayne riding off into the mountains with his girl and it is just lovely.The confusing and messy hotel sequence in the beginning is atoned for at the end with one of the best final chase sequences in the series. As mentions by other users, the stunt work is excellent and the scene of Wayne picking her his fallen lady from the ground while riding a team of galloping horses is still sweet, if not quite breath-taking.As the ten minute final chase scene is a big element in all the Lone Star Westerns, I would have to rate this highly, although the other 40 minutes does drag a bit.Edward Peil Sr. plays a great villain as he did in "Man from Utah". He was in some 375 films in his 40 year career.Yakima Canutt, as usual, is effective as a bad guy too. With a little luck, he would have been as big a star as Wayne.Not the best Lone Star, but it is effective.

A few years ago i went on a holiday to wales and in a shop i saw a DVD with 3 films that star John Wayne!Having got round to seeing Blue Steel at last,I have to say i was pleasantly surprised by how good it is. The Plot:During one night in a hotel,a bunch of outlaws sneak in and crack the safe and take all the money.Just after they leave,Wayne wakes up and (having seen the safe left open.)He decides to chase after them (what Wayne does not know is that someone else woke up,and thinks he did it!)Later on that day the outlaws shoot a girls father.With all this happening,can Wayne make the town safe again. View on the film:Direction/Screenplay-The writer and director was Robert Bradbury.One of the things Bradbury does well is to start the film the film off with scenes that feel a bit like the Frank Capra classic classic Arsnick and Old Lace.He also does well in creating other very enjoyable scenes(the barn yard scene and the stuns with the horses are the stand outs.) Final view on the film: A very enjoyable short John Wayne Western.