You won't be disappointed!

Best movie ever!

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

With lesser performers and a less-capable director, probably this would have been a lesser movie. But with the terribly under-rated Audie Murphy, the veteran and versatile character actor Chill Wills, the lovely Lori Nelson, and the later-in-his-life-wildly-popular Lee Van Cleef, among many others, "Tumbleweed" earns high praise. Oh, and the title character himself? No credit is given for the superlative horse actor. Which is a shame, especially considering how many movies have the performing horse's name above the title, even when he doesn't show as much talent as this one. This story is involved, although I figured out the bad guy early on. Still, even if you know pretty quickly, you will be on edge wondering how he finally gets caught and, more important, how the hero manages to clear his name -- IF either ever happens. "Tumbleweed" is a movie I never had heard of before seeing it at YouTube on 13 April 2016. That print is out of sync for much of the presentation, and another print is too dark to watch. Still, never mind: It's a good movie. I recommend it.

I wish this would come out on DVD. Audie was my first movie-star crush and it lasted from junior high through most of high school until I met my future husband. I saw everything he made in the 50's and Tumbleweed was one of my two top favorites (the other was The Cimarron Kid). I still remember the scene when he and the homely, incredibly smart horse (take that, Trigger!)was in a rocky, arid place with no water. Audie's character was sitting against a rock, waiting to die from thirst while Tumbleweed walked from spot to spot pawing the ground. After weakly telling him to stop, he finally said, "Go ahead, you fool. Dig." And of course the horse pawed up some water. The movie was exciting and funny and I can't believe it's been forgotten or that it's never come out on VHS or DVD. I hope it does. I hope his first one does, too, Bad Boy.

I'm pretty sure this is the movie I saw when I was six years old,with my three sisters that caused my baby heart to go pittypat for Audie Murphy. For years the four of us argued about who would grow up first and marry him. I recall an interesting bondage scene where he has been tied up by the Indians; an old woman takes pity on him and releases him. Why I didn't get warped for life by my keen interest in this, I don't know. All of us eventually grew taller than Murphy and outgrew the crushes too. Murphy's movies are surprisingly suitable for children. He was a fine natural actor and I notice he generally takes a high moral tone. Notice how often there is a message of racial tolerance, with Indians being portrayed as rounded characters with genuine grievances, oppressed by an uncaring or racist white government.

A truly fun old western and Audie Murphy was fantastic as always. One of the great fight scenes on film come at the end between Audie Murphy and Russell Johnson (The Professor from Gilligan's Island)Recommended viewing for western and Audie Murphy fans.