Black Hills

Average musical western starring Eddie Dean. Rancher discovers gold vein in abandoned mine, keeps it secret from son and daughter, is murdered by local saloon owner who robs son of payroll money to force ranch's foreclosure. Dean and his comic sidekick Roscoe Ates chase robbers, recover loot, stay on ranch, foil another plot by bad guys to get ranch. (Variety, January 28, 1948; publicity release) "... the usual stagecoach chases, hand-to-hand fisticuffs and inaccurate six-gun shooting." (The New York Times, January 28, 1948) "In this western, a vengeful cowboy hero and his pal ride out to round up the greedy outlaws who murdered a good-hearted rancher to get at the gold mine on his land." Corel All Movie Guide 2