Poster for the movie The Last of the Clintons

The Last of the Clintons (Ajax, 1935)

Cowboy Trigger Carson (Harry Carey) sets out to infiltrate and thwart a band of outlaws headed up by rancher Luke Todd (Tom London), whose brother is in love with the daughter of one of Luke’s principal opponents. The fairly standard plot nevertheless has some appeal: A particular highlight is a rattlesnake that one of the crooks plans to turn into a pet, and which plays a key role later on. Oddly, the movie title comes from a secondary character (Victor Potel) who aids Trigger and introduces himself to everyone as “Jed Clinton, last of the Clintons.”

  Mildly recommended. Otto judiciously thinks this movie is OK, but not great.

Movie 37 for 2021.

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